Kenneth Wilson Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at November 21, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Kenneth Wilson Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

Kenneth Wilson Facts

Full Name	Kenneth Wilson
Birthdate	June 08, 1936
Birth Place	Massachusetts
Age (in 2024)	88 Years Old
Zodiac	Gemini
Occupation	Physicist

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Kenneth Wilson Age & Birthday

Kenneth Wilson is best known as Physicist who has born on June 08, 1936 in Massachusetts. Currently, Kenneth Wilson is 88 years, 5 months and 13 days old. Kenneth Wilson will celebrate 89th birthday on Sunday, 8th of June 2025. Below the countdown to Kenneth Wilson upcoming birthday.

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Kenneth Wilson Biography

About

Remembered for his work on the thermodynamics-related study of phase transitions, this distinguished Cornell University and Ohio State University physics professor was the 1982 recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics. His pioneering work encompassed such theoretical physics concepts as the renormalization group and "Wilson Loops."

Before Fame

During his time at Harvard University, he excelled in both academics and athletics. He went on to receive a doctorate from the California Institute of Technology.

Trivia

He was a co-recipient of the 1980 Wolf Prize in physics.

Family Life

Born in Waltham, Massachusetts, to Harvard University chemist E. Bright Wilson and physicist Emily Buckingham Wilson, he later lived in New York, Ohio, and Maine. His brother, David Wilson, taught in the Molecular Biology and Genetics Department at Cornell.

Associated With

During the 1980s, Wilson and Swiss-born scientist Heinrich Rohrer both received the Nobel Prize in Physics.

Top Asked Questions about Kenneth Wilson

How old is Kenneth Wilson in 2024?

Kenneth Wilson is 88 years old today.

When was Kenneth Wilson born?

Kenneth Wilson was born on June 08, 1936 in Massachusetts.

What is Kenneth Wilson zodiac sign?

Kenneth Wilson zodiac sign is Gemini.

What was Kenneth Wilson best known for?

Kenneth Wilson was best known as Physicist.

Fun Facts about Kenneth Wilson's Birthday

Here's quick list of some fun facts about Kenneth Wilson's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.

Kenneth Wilson was born on Monday, 160^th day / 24^th week of 1936
Kenneth Wilson has Gemini zodiac sign and Air element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of Kenneth Wilson birthday is VIII.VI.MCMXXXVI
Kenneth Wilson's birthstone is Pearl
Kenneth Wilson's birth flower is Rose that symbolize love, gratitude & appreciation
Kenneth Wilson age in year is 88 years old
Kenneth Wilson age in month is 1061 months old
Kenneth Wilson age in day is 32308 days old
Kenneth Wilson age in hour is 775392 hours old
Kenneth Wilson age in minute is 46523520 minutes old
Kenneth Wilson age in second is 2791411200 seconds old
Next Kenneth Wilson birthday is on Sunday, June 8th 2025
Kenneth Wilson age in next birthday (2025) is 89 years old
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Historical Events on Kenneth Wilson Birthday (June 08)

Below are historical events that coincided with Kenneth Wilson's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.

Year	Event
1968	James Earl Ray, the man who assassinated Martin Luther King Jr. is arrested at London Heathrow Airport.
1972	Vietnam War: Nine-year-old Phan Thị Kim Phúc is burned by napalm, an event captured by Associated Press photographer Nick Ut moments later while the young girl is seen running naked down a road, in what would become an iconic, Pulitzer Prize-winning photo.
1982	Bluff Cove Air Attacks during the Falklands War: Fifty-six British servicemen are killed by an Argentine air attack on two landing ships, RFA Sir Galahad and RFA Sir Tristram.
1982	VASP Flight 168 crashes in Pacatuba, Ceará, Brazil, killing 128 people.
1984	Homosexuality is decriminalized in the Australian state of New South Wales.
1987	New Zealand's Labour government establishes a national nuclear-free zone under the New Zealand Nuclear Free Zone, Disarmament, and Arms Control Act 1987.
1992	The first World Oceans Day is celebrated, coinciding with the Earth Summit held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
1995	Downed U.S. Air Force pilot Captain Scott O'Grady is rescued by U.S. Marines in Bosnia.
2001	Mamoru Takuma kills eight and injures 15 in a mass stabbing at an elementary school in the Osaka Prefecture of Japan.
2004	The first Venus Transit in well over a century takes place, the previous one being in 1882.
2007	Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, is hit by the State's worst storms and flooding in 30 years resulting in the death of nine people and the grounding of a trade ship, the MV Pasha Bulker.
2008	At least 37 miners go missing after an explosion in a Ukrainian coal mine causes it to collapse.
2008	At least seven people are killed and ten injured in a stabbing spree in Tokyo, Japan.
2009	Two American journalists are found guilty of illegally entering North Korea and sentenced to 12 years of penal labour.
2014	At least 28 people are killed in an attack at Jinnah International Airport, Karachi, Pakistan.
1967	The birth of Russell E. Morris, Welsh chemist and academic
1968	The birth of Sharon Shannon, Irish traditional musician
1969	The birth of David Barnhill, Australian rugby league player
1970	The birth of Steve Renouf, Australian rugby league player
1975	The birth of Mark Ricciuto, Australian footballer and sportcaster
1976	The birth of Lindsay Davenport, American tennis player
1977	The birth of Kanye West, American rapper, producer, director, and fashion designer
1978	The birth of Maria Menounos, American television personality, professional wrestler, author, and actress
1981	The birth of Rachel Held Evans, American Christian author (d. 2019)
1982	The birth of Nadia Petrova, Russian tennis player
1983	The birth of Kim Clijsters, Belgian tennis player; winner of six Grand Slam tournament titles.
1984	The birth of Javier Mascherano, Argentinian footballer
1986	The birth of Keith Gill, American financial analyst and investor
1989	The birth of Timea Bacsinszky, Swiss tennis player
1997	The birth of Jeļena Ostapenko, Latvian tennis player
2006	The death of Jaxon, American illustrator and publisher, co-founded Rip Off Press (b. 1941)
2006	The death of Matta El Meskeen, Egyptian monk, theologian, and author (b. 1919)
2009	The death of Omar Bongo, Gabonese captain and politician, President of Gabon (b. 1935)
2012	The death of Charles E. M. Pearce, New Zealand-Australian mathematician and academic (b. 1940)
2012	The death of Ghassan Tueni, Lebanese journalist, academic, and politician (b. 1926)
2013	The death of Paul Cellucci, American soldier and politician, 69th Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1948)
2013	The death of Yoram Kaniuk, Israeli painter, journalist, and critic (b. 1930)
2013	The death of Taufiq Kiemas, Indonesian politician, 5th First Spouse of Indonesia (b. 1942)
2014	The death of Alexander Imich, Polish-American chemist, parapsychologist, and academic (b. 1903)
2014	The death of Yoshihito, Prince Katsura of Japan (b. 1948)
2015	The death of Chea Sim, Cambodian commander and politician (b. 1932)
2017	The death of Sam Panopoulos, Greek cook (b. 1934)
2018	The death of Anthony Bourdain, American chef and travel documentarian (b. 1956)
2019	The death of Andre Matos, Brazilian heavy metal musician (b. 1971)
2022	The death of Paula Rego, Portuguese-British visual artist (b. 1935)

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