What is Kent Ford's full name?
W. Kent Ford Jr.
Kent Ford nickname(s):
W. Kent Ford Jr., Kent Ford
Kent Ford date of birth:
1931
How old is Kent Ford?
95
What is Kent Ford nationality?
American
What is Kent Ford's occupation?
Scientist
Short Biography
W. Kent Ford, Jr. (born 1931) is an astronomer involved with the theory of dark matter. He worked with scientist Vera Rubin, who used his advanced spectrometer in her studies of space and matter. This spectrometer allowed the pair to drastically change the way dark matter was viewed, by analyzing the various spectrum's of light galaxies give off in different parts of their spirals. He received the 1985 James Craig Watson Medal for his work on image enhancement and galactic dynamics