Ralph Frederick Wuerker

Background

Wuerker, Ralph Frederick was born on January 18, 1929 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Adolph Kirsch and Mildred (Burger) Wuerker.

Education

Bachelor in Physics, Occidental College, Los Angeles, 1951; Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, Stanford University, 1960.

Career

Senior scientist, TRW, Redondo Beach, California, 1958-1987; assistant director, University of California at Los Angeles Plasma Laboratory, since 1987.

Achievements

• Ralph Frederick Wuerker has been listed as a noteworthy Physicist by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • Holographic interferometry of transient vibrations with a pulsed ruby laser

Membership

Member American Physical Society, American Association Physics Teachers, Optical Society American.

Connections

Married Joanne Scott, June 21, 1953 (divorced 1980). Children: Marie Corinne, Matthew Christian, Christopher Kirsch. Married Anne Eleanor Knettles, March 23, 1991.

Father:

Adolph Kirsch Wuerker

Mother:

Mildred (Burger) Wuerker

Spouse:

Anne Eleanor Knettles

Spouse:

Joanne Scott

child:

Matthew Christian Wuerker

child:

Marie Corinne Wuerker

child:

Christopher Kirsch Wuerker