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Rose, William Kenneth was born on August 10, 1935 in Ossining, New York, United States. Son of Kenneth W. and Shirley Hazel (Near) Rose.
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Rose, William Kenneth was born on August 10, 1935 in Ossining, New York, United States. Son of Kenneth W. and Shirley Hazel (Near) Rose.
AB, Columbia University, 1957; Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, Columbia University, 1963.
Member research staff, Princeton (New Jersey) U., 1963-1967; assistant professor, associate professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1967-1971; associate professor astronomy, U. Maryland., College Park, 1971-1976; professor, U. Maryland., College Park, since 1976.
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Married Sheila Luba Tuchman, April 3, 1961. Children: Kenneth W., Edward W., Cindy E.