Ripley Shipman

79 August 1 Sioux Falls Alfred Ripley Shipman was born in Boston, Mass., on July 28, 1941, at Massachusetts General Hospital to Dr. Thomas and Frances (Ravenel) Shipman. In 1949, Ripley’s father was recruited to head the Health, Radiation and Safety Division at the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory. The whole family, including Ripley and his…