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Kenneth G. Wilson

My grandfather on my mother's side was a professor of mechanical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology my other grandfather was a lawyer, and one time Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives.

Kenneth G. Wilson

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Kenneth G. Wilson is highlighting the diverse and accomplished backgrounds of his grandfathers, one being an expert in engineering at a top university and the other a prominent political figure and lawyer.

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