Kip S. Thorne

Summary

Kip S. Thorne is a human^[1]. He was born in Logan^[2]. He worked as a physicist^[3], astronomer^[4], writer^[5], university teacher^[6], and astrophysicist^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.62% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,043 views/month, #6,175 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Born in Logan^[2], Kip S. Thorne…
• Kip S. Thorne's father was David Wynne Thorne^[9].
• Kip S. Thorne's mother was Alison Comish Thorne^[10].
• Kip S. Thorne held citizenship in United States^[11].
• English was Kip S. Thorne's native language^[12].
• Kip S. Thorne worked as a physicist^[3].
• Kip S. Thorne's professions included astronomer^[4].
• Kip S. Thorne worked as a writer^[5].
• Kip S. Thorne's professions included university teacher^[6].
• Kip S. Thorne's professions included astrophysicist^[7].
• Kip S. Thorne's field of work was physics^[13].
• Kip S. Thorne's field of work was astronomy^[14].
• Kip S. Thorne was employed by California Institute of Technology^[15].
• Kip S. Thorne was employed by University of Utah^[16].
• Among Kip S. Thorne's employers was Leiden University^[17].
• Kip S. Thorne was educated at Logan High School^[18].
• Kip S. Thorne's doctoral advisor was John Archibald Wheeler^[19].
• Kip S. Thorne received the Guggenheim Fellowship^[20].
• Kip S. Thorne received the UNESCO Niels Bohr Medal^[21].
• Kip S. Thorne received the Karl Schwarzschild Medal^[22].
• Kip S. Thorne received the Tomalla Foundation^[23].
• Kip S. Thorne received the James Joyce Awards^[24].
• Kip S. Thorne received the Gruber Prize in Cosmology^[25].
• Kip S. Thorne's religion is recorded as agnosticism^[26].
• Kip S. Thorne is recorded as male^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Logan^[2], Kip S. Thorne… his father was David Wynne Thorne^[9]. His mother was Alison Comish Thorne^[10]. English was his native language^[12].

Education

Kip S. Thorne's education included a stint at Logan High School^[18]. His doctoral advisor was John Archibald Wheeler^[19].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist^[3], astronomer^[4], writer^[5], university teacher^[6], and astrophysicist^[7]. Fields of work include physics^[13], a branch of science^[28] and astronomy^[14], a branch of science^[29]. Employers include California Institute of Technology^[15], a university^[30], in United States^[31], founded in 1891^[32], headquartered in California^[33]; University of Utah^[16], a public research university^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 1850^[36]; and Leiden University^[17], a university^[37], in Netherlands^[38], founded in 1575^[39], headquartered in Leiden^[40]. Doctoral students include Saul A. Teukolsky^[41], William H. Press^[42], Carlton M. Caves^[43], Alan Lightman^[44], Lee Samuel Finn^[45], and Yan-Bei Chen^[46].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[20], a fellowship grant^[47], in United States^[48], founded in 1925^[49]; UNESCO Niels Bohr Medal^[21], a science award^[50]; Karl Schwarzschild Medal^[22], a science award^[51], in Germany^[52]; Tomalla Foundation^[23], a science award^[53], in Switzerland^[54]; James Joyce Awards^[24], a literary award^[55], in Ireland^[56]; and Gruber Prize in Cosmology^[25], a science award^[57], in United States^[58], founded in 2000^[59].

Personal Life

Kip S. Thorne's religion is recorded as agnosticism^[26].

Why It Matters

Kip S. Thorne ranks in the top 0.62% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,043 views/month, #6,175 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[60] He is known by 59 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[61]

Works attributed to him include Black Holes and Time Warps^[62], a literary work^[63]; Gravitation^[64], a literary work^[65], written by Charles W. Misner^[66]; and The Science of Interstellar^[67], a literary work^[68].

His notable doctoral advisees include Alan Lightman^[69], a physicist^[70], b. 1948^[71], of United States^[72], awarded the Fellow of the American Physical Society^[73], specialised in astrophysics^[74]; Saul A. Teukolsky^[75]; Clifford Martin Will^[76]; Richard H. Price^[77]; Don Page^[78]; and Bernard F. Schutz^[79].

FAQs

Where was Kip S. Thorne born?

Kip S. Thorne's place of birth was Logan^[2].

Who were Kip S. Thorne's parents?

Kip S. Thorne's father was David Wynne Thorne^[9]. Kip S. Thorne's mother was Alison Comish Thorne^[10].

What did Kip S. Thorne do for work?

Kip S. Thorne worked as physicist^[3], astronomer^[4], writer^[5], university teacher^[6], and astrophysicist^[7].

Where did Kip S. Thorne go to school?

Kip S. Thorne was educated at Logan High School^[18].

What awards did Kip S. Thorne receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[20], UNESCO Niels Bohr Medal^[21], Karl Schwarzschild Medal^[22], and Tomalla Foundation^[23].