Background
Ford, William Kent was born on April 8, 1931 in Clifton Forge, Virginia, United States. Son of W. Kent and Bernice (Green) Ford.
Ford, William Kent was born on April 8, 1931 in Clifton Forge, Virginia, United States. Son of W. Kent and Bernice (Green) Ford.
Bachelor of Science, Washington and Lee University, 1953; Master of Sciences, University Virginia, 1955; Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, University of Virginia, 1957.
Staff member Department Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution Washington, since 1957. Visiting resident scientist Kitt Peak National Observatory, Tucson, 1973-1974. Adjunct staff member Mount Wilson and Las Campanas Observatory, since 1981.
Member American Astronomical Society, Astronomical Society of Pacific.
Married Emily Kathryn Russell, April 4, 1956 (deceased September 10, 1958). 1 child, William Kent III. Married Elizabeth Ellen Flack, December 20, 1961.
Children— Russell Flack, Jeannette Shaw.
