OCCUPATION Mathematical Physicist, Inventor, Businessman
POSITION Phosphate prospector 1920-21
Gainesville H.S., Teacher, Head of Science Dept. 1925-26
Iowa State College, Mathematics, Graduate Assistant and Instructor, 1926-29
University of Wisconsin, Mathematics, Instructor 1929-30
Iowa State College, Mathematics and Physics
Assistant Professor 1930-36
Assistant Professor 1936-42
Professor in Absenia 1942-45
US Naval Ordnance Lab., Washington, D.C.
Chief, Acoustics Section 1942-45
Chief, Acoustics Division 1945-48
US Army Field Forces, Ft. Monroe,
VA, Chief Scientist 1949
Naval Ordinance Lab., Director, Fuse Program 1949-52
The Ordnance Eng. Corp., Frederick,
MD (sold to Aerojet Gen. Corp. 1957)
Founder, President, Director 1952-57
Aerojet General Corp., Frederick, MD
Manager, Athlantic Div 1957-59, Vice Pres. 1959-61
Cybernetics, Inc., Frederick, MD, President 1961-80
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Physics Building at Iowa State University
In the basement of this building is where
the computer was first created in 1939.
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