John Boardman (physicist)
| John Boardman | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Jack Melton Boardman September 8, 1932 Turlock, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Physics professor (ret'd) |
| Spouse(s) | Perdita Lilly Nelson Girsdansky |
| Children | Deirdre Boardman Perez, Karina Girsdansky Wright (step-daughter) |
Jack Melton Boardman, commonly known as John Boardman, (born September 8, 1932) is an American physicist. He is a former professor of physics at Brooklyn College; a noted science fiction fan, author and fanzine publisher; and a gaming authority.
Boardman earned his B.A. at the University of Chicago in 1952 and his M.S. from Iowa State University in 1956. He then attended Florida State University to begin his doctoral studies. However, he was expelled in 1957 due to his involvement with the Inter-Civic Council and more specifically for inviting three black Florida A&M exchange students to a Christmas party.
He received his Ph.D. in physics at Syracuse University in 1962; his doctoral thesis was titled Quantization of the General Theory of Relativity. His publications include "Spherical Gravitational Waves" (a collaboration with Peter Bergmann, former research assistant to Albert Einstein), "Contributions to the Quantization Problem in General Relativity", and "The Normal Modes Of A Hanging Oscillator Of Order N".
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