Background
Ritchie, Rufus Haynes was born on September 24, 1924 in Blue Diamond, Kentucky, United States. Son of Rufus and Eula (Haynes) Ritchie.
Ritchie, Rufus Haynes was born on September 24, 1924 in Blue Diamond, Kentucky, United States. Son of Rufus and Eula (Haynes) Ritchie.
Bachelor of Science in Electronics Engineering, University Kentucky, 1947; Master of Science in Physics, U. Kentucky, 1949; Philosophy Doctor in Physics, U. Tennessee, 1959; Dr Honoris Causa (honorary), University del Pais Vasco, Spain, 1992.
Instructor in Physics, U. Kentucky, Lexington, 1948-1949;
professor Physics, U. Kentucky, Lexington, 1968-1969;
physicist, Oak Ridge (Tennessee) National Laboratory, 1949-1960;
senior physicist, Oak Ridge (Tennessee) National Laboratory, 1961-1979;
corporation research fellow, Oak Ridge (Tennessee) National Laboratory, 1979-1990;
senior corporation research fellow, Oak Ridge (Tennessee) National Laboratory, since 1990. Adjunct Ford Foundation professor physics U. Tennessee, Knoxville, since 1962. Visiting professor.Aarhus (Denmark) U., 1961-1962, Odense (Denmark) U., 1980.
Senior visiting professor Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge, England, 1975-1976. Iberduro professor of University Pais Vasco, Spain, 1994. Senior research fellow Japan Society for Promotion of Science.
Manifestations religious freedom include supporting separation of church and state, advocating for people everywhere to be guaranteed the right to worship free from discrimination, and lifting up respectful dialog as a healthy means to understanding.
There are different understandings about the Bible's authority in our lives. The task of every believer is to use different Bible translations and commentaries in order to discover the word of God.
2nd Lieutenant Army Air Force, 1943-1946. Fellow American Physical Society (executive county southeastern section since 1986, chairman 1992, Jesse W. Beams award 1984), Böhmisch Physical Society.
Married Dorothy Alice Estes, December 2, 1944. Children: Susan Alice Ritchie Austin, David Alan.