Background

Wolfram, Thomas was born on July 27, 1936 in St. Louis. Son of Ferdinand I. and Audrey H. (Calvert) Wolfram.

Education

Bachelor, University of California, Riverside, 1959; Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, University of California, Riverside, 1963; Master of Arts in Physics, University of California at Los Angeles, 1960.

Career

Director division physics and chemistry Engineer, Atomics International, Canoga Park, California, 1960-1963; member technical staff, North America Aviation Corporation Science Center, Thousand Oaks, California, 1963-1968; group leader in solid state physics, Rockwell International Science Center, Thousand Oaks, 1968-1972; director division physics and chemistry, Rockwell International Science Center, Thousand Oaks, 1972-1974; professor physics, department chairman physics and astronomy, U. Missouri, Columbia, 1974-1983; director physical technical division, AMOCO Corporation, 1983-1987; vice president, general manager, AMOCO Laser Company, 1987-1995; business consultant, since 1995. Consultant in field.

Achievements

• Thomas Wolfram has been listed as a noteworthy Physicist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Physical Society.

Connections

Married Eleanor Elaine Burger, May 22, 1965. Children: Michael, Gregory, Melanie, Susan, Steven.

Father:

Ferdinand I. Wolfram

Mother:

Audrey H. (Calvert) Wolfram

Spouse:

Eleanor Elaine Burger

child:

Melanie Wolfram

child:

Susan Wolfram

child:

Michael Wolfram

child:

Steven Wolfram

child:

Gregory Wolfram