Kenneth W. Ford | |
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 Kenneth W. Ford (1978) | |
| Born | Kenneth William Ford May 1, 1926 West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Harvard University (A.B.) Princeton University (Ph.D.) |
| Known for | Project Matterhorn, various textbooks on physics |
| Spouse | Joanne Baumunk Ford |
| Children | Paul Ford Sarah Ford Nina Tannenwald Caroline Richards Adam Ford Jason Ford Star Ford |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
| Doctoral advisor | John Archibald Wheeler |
Kenneth William Ford (born May 1, 1926) is an American theoretical physicist, teacher, and writer, currently residing near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was the first chair of the physics department at the University of California, Irvine, and later served as president of the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (New Mexico Tech) and as Executive Director and CEO of the American Institute of Physics.