Michael Tinkham
Michael Tinkham | |
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| Born | February 23, 1928 |
| Died | November 4, 2010 (aged 82) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | MIT |
| Spouse | Mary Tinkham |
| Children | Jeffrey Michael Tinkham, Christopher Gillespie Tinkham. Grandchildren: Adeline Tinkham, Alden Tinkham , Kyle Tinkham. |
| Awards | Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize (1974) Fred E. Saalfeld Award for Outstanding Lifetime Achievement in Science (2005) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Condensed Matter Physics |
| Institutions | University of California, Berkeley Harvard University |
| Doctoral advisor | M. 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. He is best known for his work on superconductivity.