Kenneth W. Ford

Kenneth W. Ford
Kenneth W. Ford (1978)
Born
Kenneth William Ford

(1926-05-01) May 1, 1926 (age 98)
Alma materHarvard University (A.B.)
Princeton University (Ph.D.)
Known forProject Matterhorn, various textbooks on physics
SpouseJoanne Baumunk Ford
ChildrenPaul Ford
Sarah Ford
Nina Tannenwald
Caroline Richards
Adam Ford
Jason Ford
Star Ford
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
Doctoral advisorJohn 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.