Michael Tinkham
- Born: February 23, 1928 (Green Lake County, Wisconsin)
- Died: November 4, 2010 (Portland, Oregon)
Education
- 1951: AB, Ripon College
- 1951: MS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- 1954: PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Physics)
Major Positions
- 1954–1955: Oxford University, NSF Fellow, Clarendon Laboratory
- 1955–1957: University of California, Berkeley, Research Physicist and Lecturer
- 1957–1966: University of California, Berkeley, Assistant Professor to Professor of Physics
- 1966–1980: Harvard University, Professor of Physics
- 1980–2010: Harvard University, Rumford Research Professor of Physics
Other Positions
- 1966–2010: Harvard University, Gordon McKay Research Professor of Applied Physics
- 1971–1972: Cambridge University, NSF Senior Fellow, Cavendish Laboratory
- 1975–1978: Harvard University, Chair, Department of Physics
- 1978–1979: University of Karlsruhe, Humboldt Senior Scientist
- 1987–1987: University of California, Berkeley, Visiting Miller Research Professor
- 1993–1993: Delft University of Technology, Visiting Professor
Selected Awards and Honors
- 1970: National Academy of Sciences, Member
- 1974: American Physical Society, Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize
Oral History Interviews
- 1977: Available Online
- 2009: Available Online
Published Resources
Dan Ralph, "In Honor of Michael Tinkham's 70th Birthday," Journal of Superconductivity 12 (1999): 529-530
Donald M. Ginsberg, "Michael Tinkham: The Early Years," Journal of Superconductivity 17 (2004): 673-674
