Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
Date | Event |
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1921, Dec. 10 | Born, Ossian, Iowa |
1943 | B.S., State University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa |
1944-1945 | Served in navy, stationed at the Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C. |
1945-1947 | Electronic engineer, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D. C. |
1946 | Married Carey Whitehead |
1947-1956 | Electronic scientist, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D. C. |
1951 | Masters degree in electrical engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, Md. |
1958 | Promoted to supervising electronic scientist, Naval Research Laboratory, and measured the surface temperature of Venus with radio telescope |
1959 | Collaborated with Charles H. Townes in applying Townes's maser invention to radio astonomy |
1970-1980 | Head of radio astronomy, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D. C. |
1980 | Retired from Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D. C. |
2005, Nov. 19 | Died, Alexandria, Va. |