Background
Kaplan, Thomas Abraham was born on February 24, 1926 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Michael Jay and Nellie (Cohan) Kaplan.
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Thomas Abraham Kaplan
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Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, 1948; Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, University of Pennsylvania, 1954.
Career
Research associate Engineering Research Institute,, University of Michigan, Willow Run, 1954-1956;
research associate, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York, 1956-1958;
staff member Lincoln Laboratory,, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Lexington, Massachusetts, 1959-1970;
professor physics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1970-1995;
professor emeritus, Michigan State University, East Lansing, since 1995. Consultant Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, summer 1979-1980. Visiting scientist Max-Planck Institute für Festkörperforschung, Stuttgart, Federal Republic Germany, 1981-1982, 88-89, summer 1983-1984, Institute für Festkörperforschung der Nuclear Physics Research Institute Jülich, Federal Republic Germany, 1982.
Distinguished visiting professor U. Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan, 1989.
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Petty officer 2nd class United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1946. Fellow American Physical Society. Member Sigma Xi.
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Married Patricia Ruth Roe, November 24, 1956. Children: Melissa Ann, Andrea Jean, Laurie Michelle.
