Background
Burke, Bernard Flood was born on June 7, 1928 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Vincent Paul and Clare (Brine) Burke.
Burke, Bernard Flood was born on June 7, 1928 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Vincent Paul and Clare (Brine) Burke.
Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1950; Doctor of Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1953.
Staff member terrestrial magnetism, Carnegie Institution of Washington, 1953-1965;
chairman radio astronomy section, Carnegie Institution of Washington, 1962-1965;
professor physics, Burden professor astrophysics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, since 1965. Visiting professor U. Leiden, Netherlands, 1971-1972, U. Manchester, England, 1992-1993. Trustee N.E. Radio Observatory Corporation, 1973-1995, vice chairman, 1975-1982, chairman, 1982-1995.
Consultant National Science Foundation, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department Transportation. Oort lecturer U. Leiden, 1993. Karl Jansky lecturer NAt.
Radio Astronomy Observatory, 1998.
Trustee Associated Universities, Inc., 1972-1990. Member National Science Board, 1990-1996. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Member NAS, American Academy Arts and Sciences, American Physical Society, American Astronomical Society, Royal Astronomical Society, International Astronomical Union, International Astronomical Federation (Pecek lecturer 1993), International Science Radio Union, Merle Tuve Senior fellow Carnegie Institution of Washington.
Married Jane Chapin Pann, May 30, 1953 (deceased August 1993). Children— Geoffrey Damian, Elizabeth Chapin, Mark Vincent, Matthew Brine.