Kip Thorne (Physicist ) was born in Logan, Utah, USA on a Saturday, June 1, 1940 🎈. Kip Thorne is 83 years old. He is a Gemini ♊ and was born in the Year of the Dragon 🐉.
Notable for his contributions to the theoretical physics sub-fields of astrophysics and gravitational physics, he investigated relativity, black holes, red giants, wormholes, gravitational waves, and the possibility of time travel. He was awarded the Lilienfeld Prize in 1996 and the Einstein Medal in 2009.
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| FULL NAME: | Kip Thorne |
| BIRTH DATE: | June 1, 1940 |
| BIRTHPLACE: | Logan, Utah, USA |
| AGE: | 83 years old |
| NATIONALITY: | American |
| ETHNICITY: | Unknown |
| ZODIAC: | Gemini |
| CHINESE ZODIAC: | Dragon |
About
Kip Thorne is a Physicist. Kip was born in the 1940s, in the middle of the Silent Generation generation. Silent Generation are individuals born between 1925 and 1945. This generation is known for Jazz, Martin Luther King, Jr., Frank Sinatra, Malcolm X, Gone With The Wind, Mickey Mouse, Andy Warhol, Clint Eastwood, Bob Dylan. The Silent Generation has experienced critical historical events, including the Korean War, The Cold War, the McCarthy Hearings, and the Space Race.
Raised in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, he grew up in Logan, Utah, as the child of chemistry professor D. Wynne Thorne and economics professor Alison Cornish Thorne. Before ending in divorce, his marriage to Linda Jean Peterson produced children named Bret and Kares; he later married biokinesiology professor Carolee Joyce Winstein. Find out who is Kip Thorne dating right now.
After earning his bachelor’s degree from the California Institute of Technology and his doctorate from Princeton University, he began a distinguished teaching career at his undergraduate alma mater.
DID YOU KNOW He contributed to the 2014 Christopher Nolan-directed feature film Interstellar as both a scientific consultant and an executive producer.
FACT Thorne’s Princeton University doctoral advisor was Albert Einstein and Neils Bohr associate John Archibald Wheeler.
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Birthday
Currently, Kip Thorne is 83 years old. His next birthday is away. Kip will celebrate his 84th birthday on a Saturday, June 1st. He shares a birthday with everyone who was born on June 1, 1940. Below is the countdown to his upcoming birthday.
Zodiac
Kip Thorne’s zodiac sign is Gemini. People born between May 21st and June 20th belong to the third sign in the zodiac, Gemini. Geminis are known for being curious, charismatic, extroverted, and clever. Aries & Leo are the most compatible signs for Geminis.
Famous Gemini celebrities are Kanye West, Angelina Jolie, Kendrick Lamar, Azealia Banks, Iggy Azalea, Natalie Portman, and Prince. Gemini ruling planet is Mercury. Astrologically, Mercury symbolizes communication. It is the closest planet planet to the sun.
Kip Thorne was born in the Year of the Dragon. The dragon represents good luck, strength, and health in Chinese culture. People born in the Year of the Dragon are courageous, intelligent, natural born leaders, charismatic, and lucky. They can also sometimes be impetuous, inflexible, and brash.
This year is the Year of the Dragon.
DID YOU KNOW United States life expectancy is about 78.5 years.
Kip Thorne is a 83 years old Physicist, born in June, in the Year of the Dragon (1940), and is a Gemini. His life path number is 3. Kip’s birthstone is Pearl, Moonstone and Alexandrite, and his birth flower is Rose. You may also check out all famous birthdays in June or specifically birthdays on June 1.
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