Norman Tolk

Norman Henry Tolk (January 9, 1938 – June 20, 2026) was an American physicist and musician.

Life

Tolk was born in Idaho Falls, Idaho.[1] He grew up in a Mormon and Protestant family.[2] He majored in physics at Harvard College, graduating in 1960, and earned his Ph.D. in atomic physics from Columbia University in 1966.[1] Recently he was a Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Vanderbilt University.[1] For all his life Tolk has been a Mormon.[2] His daughter-in-law is Astrid S. Tuminez, president of Utah Valley University.[3] Tolk died on June 20, 2026, at the age of 88.[4]

Physics

Ever since second grade, Tolk wanted to become a physicist.[2] After earning his degrees at Columbia and Harvard, he worked at AT&T Bell Laboratories in New Jersey. He brought the Free-electron laser to Vanderbilt. In 1987, he got the Alexander von Humboldt Award and as a result researched at Free University of Berlin.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Norman H. Tolk". Vanderbilt University. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "Hi I'm Norman". Mormon.org. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Jeffrey Stuart Tolk Obituary (1963 - 2025)". nelsonmortuary.com.
  4. ↑ Norman Henry Tolk
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