Background
Fowler, Thomas Kenneth was born on March 27, 1931 in Thomaston, Georgia, United States. Son of Albert Grady and Susie (Glynn) Fowler.
Fowler, Thomas Kenneth was born on March 27, 1931 in Thomaston, Georgia, United States. Son of Albert Grady and Susie (Glynn) Fowler.
Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Vanderbilt University, 1953; Master of Science in Physics, Vanderbilt University, 1955; Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, University of Wisconsin, 1957.
Staff physicist, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1957-1965; group leader plasma theory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1961-1965; staff physicist, General Atomic Company, San Diego, 1965-1967; head plasma physics division, General Atomic Company, San Diego, 1967; group leader plasma theory, Lawrence Livermore Laboratory, Livermore, California, 1967-1969; division leader, Lawrence Livermore Laboratory, Livermore, California, 1969-1970; associate director magnetic fusion, Lawrence Livermore Laboratory, Livermore, California, 1970-1987; professor, department chairman nuclear engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 1988-1994; professor emeritus, University of California, Berkeley, since 1995.
Fellow American Physical Society (chairman plasma physics division 1970). Member National Academy Sciences, Sigma Xi, Sigma Nu.
Married Carol Ellen Winter, August 18,1956. Children— Kenneth, John, Ellen.