Michael Tinkham

Michael Tinkham
BornFebruary 23, 1928
Green Lake County, Wisconsin
DiedNovember 4, 2010(2010-11-04) (aged 82)
Portland, Oregon
NationalityAmerican
Alma materMIT
SpouseMary Tinkham
ChildrenJeffrey Michael Tinkham, Christopher Gillespie Tinkham. Grandchildren: Adeline Tinkham, Alden Tinkham , Kyle Tinkham.
AwardsOliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize (1974)
Fred E. Saalfeld Award for Outstanding Lifetime Achievement in Science (2005)
Scientific career
FieldsCondensed Matter Physics
InstitutionsUniversity of California, Berkeley
Harvard University
Doctoral advisorM. W. P. Strandberg

Michael Tinkham (February 23, 1928 – November 4, 2010) was an American physicist. He was Rumford Professor of Physics and Gordon McKay Research Professor of Applied Physics at Harvard University.[1] He is best known for his work on superconductivity.[2][3][4][5][6]

  1. ^ Michael Tinkham, superconductivity pioneer, passes away at 82, Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.
  2. ^ Beasley, M. (2010). "Michael Tinkham (1928–2010)". Nature. 468 (7325): 766. Bibcode:2010Natur.468..766B. doi:10.1038/468766a. PMID 21150984.
  3. ^ Ginsberg, D. M. (2004). "Recollections: Michael Tinkham: The Early Years". Journal of Superconductivity. 17 (5): 673–674. Bibcode:2004JSup...17..673G. doi:10.1007/s10948-004-0780-1.
  4. ^ Ralph, D. (1999). "In Honor of Professor Michael Tinkham's 70th Birthday". Journal of Superconductivity. 12 (3): 529–530. Bibcode:1999JSup...12..529R. doi:10.1023/A:1007736302349.
  5. ^ Tinkham, Michael (2004). Introduction to Superconductivity. Dover Publications. ISBN 0-486-43503-2.
  6. ^ Tinkham, Michael (2003). Group Theory and Quantum Mechanics. Dover Publications. ISBN 0-486-43247-5.