1926
Mr. Thompson is born in Lancaster, Ohio to John Neil and Helen B. Thompson.
1948
Mr. Thompson receives a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering from Ohio State University.
1949
Mr. Thompson becomes a research engineer at the Battelle Memorial Institute in Columbus, Ohio.
1952
Mr. Thompson becomes principal mechanical engineer at the Battelle Memorial Institute.
1971
Mr. Thompson becomes a senior engineer at the Battelle Memorial Institute.
1974
Mr. Thompson becomes a member of the energy technology committee of the Air Pollution Control Association.
1975
Mr. Thompson marries Barbara Ann McMeans.
1981
Mr. Thompson serves as a consultant analyst for the Battelle Memorial Institute.
1986
Mr. Thompson co-authors “Energy Research and Develop in the USSR.”
1991
Mr. Thompson becomes a project leader at the Battelle Memorial Institute.
1993
Mr. Thompson becomes a research leader at the Battelle Memorial Institute.
1995
Mr. Thompson retires from the Battelle Memorial Institute.