Background
Thorne, Kip Stephen was born on June 1, 1940 in Logan, Utah, United States. Son of David Wynne and Alison (Comish) Thorne.
Thorne, Kip Stephen was born on June 1, 1940 in Logan, Utah, United States. Son of David Wynne and Alison (Comish) Thorne.
Bachelor of Science in Physics, California Institute Technology, 1962; A.M. in Physics (Woodrow Wilson fellow, Danforth Foundation fellow), Princeton University, 1963; Doctor of Philosophy in Physics (Danforth Foundation fellow, National Science Foundation fellow), Princeton University, 1965; postgraduate (National Science Foundation postdoctoral fellow), Princeton University, 1965-1966; Honorary Doctor of Science, Illinois College, 1979; honorary Doctor, Moscow U., 1981.
Research fellow, California Institute Technology, 1966-1967;
associate professor theoretical physics, California Institute Technology, 1967-1970;
professor, California Institute Technology, since 1970;
William R. Kenan, Junior professor, California Institute Technology, 1981-1991;
Feynman professor theoretical physics, California Institute Technology, since 1991. Fulbright lecturer, France, 1966. Visiting associate professor University of Chicago, 1968.
Visiting professor Moscow U., 1969, 75, 78, 82, 83, 86, 88, 90, 98. Visiting senior research associate Cornell Univercity, 1977, A.D. White professor-at-large, 1968-1992. Adjunct Professor U. Utah, 1971-1998.
Member International Committee on General Relativity and Gravitation, 1971-1980, 92-, Committee on United States-Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics Cooperative in Physics, 1978-1979,Space Science Board, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1980-1983. Co-founder, chair steering committee LIGO,1984-1987.
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Fellow American Physical Society (Julius Edgar Lilienfeld prize 1996, chair tropical group in gravity 1997-1998). Member National Academy Sciences, American Academy Artsand Sciences, American Astronomical Society, International Astronomical Union, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi.
Married Linda Jeanne Peterson, September 12, 1960 (divorced 1977). Children: Kares Anne, Bret Carter. Married CaroleeJoyce Winstein, July 7, 1984.