Thomas H. Stix

Thomas Howard Stix
Born(1924-07-12)July 12, 1924
St. Louis, Missouri
DiedApril 16, 2001(2001-04-16) (aged 76)
Princeton, New Jersey
NationalityAmerican
EducationCalifornia Institute of Technology (B.S.)
Princeton University (Ph.D.)
SpouseHazel Sherwin Stix
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsPlasma physics
InstitutionsPrinceton University

Thomas Howard Stix (July 12, 1924 – April 16, 2001) was an American physicist. Stix performed seminal work in plasma physics and wrote the first mathematical treatment of the field in 1962's The Theory of Plasma Waves.[1]

  1. ^ Fisch, Nathaniel J.; Goldston, Robert J. (March 2002). "Obituary: Thomas Howard Stix". Physics Today. 55 (3): 94–96. Bibcode:2002PhT....55c..94F. doi:10.1063/1.1472406.