Charles Thorn, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Charles Thorn

American theoretical physicist

Date of Birth: 14-Aug-1946

Place of Birth: Washington, Indiana, United States

Profession: physicist, university teacher, theoretical physicist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Charles Thorn (born 14 August 1946) is a Professor of Physics at University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida.
He played an important role in the development of Dual Models and string theory.
Among his contributions is the proof of the non-existence of ghosts in string theory.
The Goddard–Thorn theorem is a mathematical theorem about certain vector spaces in string theory.
Thorn developed it with Peter Goddard.