Kenneth Stewart Cole
| Kenneth Stewart Cole | |
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| Born |
July 10, 1900 Ithaca, New York |
| Died | April 18, 1984 (aged 83) La Jolla, California |
| Fields | Biophysics |
| Alma mater |
Oberlin College Cornell University |
| Notable awards | National Medal of Science (1967) |
Kenneth Stewart Cole (July 10, 1900 – April 18, 1984) was an American biophysicist described by his peers as "a pioneer in the application of physical science to biology". Cole was awarded the National Medal of Science in 1967.
He was born on July 10, 1900 in Ithaca, New York to Charles Nelson Cole, an instructor in Latin at Cornell University and Mabel Stewart. Kenneth had a younger brother, Robert H. Cole, with whom he remained very close throughout his life despite a large difference in age; they were joint authors of four papers published between 1936 and 1942.
In 1902 the family moved to Oberlin, Ohio, when his father took a post at Oberlin College. His father would later become the Dean. Kenneth's mother was , and
Cole graduated from Oberlin College in 1922 and received a Ph.D. in physics with Floyd K. Richtmyer from Cornell University in 1926. He spent summers working at the General Electric laboratory in Schenectady, New York.
In 1932, Cole married Elizabeth Evans Roberts, an attorney. Later, her work was mostly concerned with civil rights and in 1957 she joined the staff of the United States Commission on Civil Rights
Kenneth joined the staff of Columbia University in 1937 and remained there until 1946. He had also been associated with the Presbyterian Hospital, and the Guggenheim Foundation for Advanced Study at Princeton University and the University of Chicago.
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