Background
Thorne, Richard Mansergh was born on July 25, 1942 in Birmingham, England. Son of Robert George and Dorothy Lena (Goodchild) Thorne.
Thorne, Richard Mansergh was born on July 25, 1942 in Birmingham, England. Son of Robert George and Dorothy Lena (Goodchild) Thorne.
Bachelor of Science, Birmingham U., 1963; Doctor of Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1968.
Graduate assistant, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1963-1968; assistant professor department atmospheric science, University of California at Los Angeles, 1968-1971; associate professor, University of California at Los Angeles, 1971-1975; professor, University of California at Los Angeles, since 1975; department chairman, University of California at Los Angeles, 1976-1979. Visiting fellow St. Edmunds College, Cambridge (England) University, 1986-1987, 92. Consultant Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Aerospace Corporation.
Member American Geophysical Union.
Children: Peter Baring, Michael Thomas, Thomas Mansergh.