Background
Flippen, Richard Bernard was born on August 23, 1930 in Williamson, West Virginia, United States. Son of Ralph D. and Mildred D. (Strahan) Flippen.
Flippen, Richard Bernard was born on August 23, 1930 in Williamson, West Virginia, United States. Son of Ralph D. and Mildred D. (Strahan) Flippen.
AB, West Virginia University, 1953; Master of Science, West Virginia University, 1954; Doctor of Philosophy, Carnegie Institute of Technology, 1960.
Physicist, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Wilmington, Delaware, since 1960.
Citizen's advisory board Mount Pleasant School District, Wilmington, 1983-1985. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Physical Society, Sigma Xi.
Married Dorothy P. Miller, March 5, 1961. Children: Alan, Annette.