Ray Edward Kidder

Background

Kidder, Ray Edward was born on November 12, 1923 in New York City. Son of Harry Alvin and Laura Augusta (Wagner) Kidder.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Ohio State University, 1947; Master of Science, Ohio State University, 1948; Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, 1950.

Career

Physicist, California Research Corporation, La Habra, 1950-1956; physicist, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California, since 1956. Member of advisory board Institute for Quantum Optics, Garching, Germany, 1976-1990. Board editors Nuc. Fusion International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, 1979-1984.

Consultant Science ApplicationsInternat. Corporation, San Diego, 1991-1994. Member honorary advisory board Institute for Advanced Physics Studies, La Jolla, California, since 1991.

Achievements

• Ray Edward Kidder has been listed as a noteworthy Physicist, consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

With United States Navy, 1944-1946. Fellow American Physical Society (Szilard award 1993). Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Marcia Loring Sprague, June 12, 1947 (divorced August 1975). Children: Sandra Laura, David Ray, Matthew Sprague.

Father:

Harry Alvin Kidder

Mother:

Laura Augusta (Wagner) Kidder

Spouse:

Marcia Loring Sprague

child:

Matthew Sprague Kidder

child:

Sandra Laura Kidder

child:

David Ray Kidder