Background
Tate, Manford Ben was born on August 3, 1916 in Okolona, Arkansas, United States. Son of Ernest and Mabel (Burley) Tate.
guided missile scientist investor
Tate, Manford Ben was born on August 3, 1916 in Okolona, Arkansas, United States. Son of Ernest and Mabel (Burley) Tate.
Student, Center College Liberal Arts, 1937. Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, University Missouri, 1940. Master of Science in Civil Engineering, University Missouri, 1942.
Doctor of Philosophy in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Iowa State University, 1949.
Graduate fellow, instructor, assistant professor, associate professor University Missouri, Columbia, 1940-1951. Lectr, engineering mechanics University Virginia, Hampton, 1944-1945. Graduate fellow, instructor Iowa State University, Ames, 1946-1947.
Engineer United States Naval Ordnance Laboratory, White Oak, Maryland, 1950-1956. Lecturer, advisor University Maryland, 1950-1956. Guided missile research scientist Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, Maryland, 1956-1978, professor missile structures, 1958-1964.
President, general partner Tate Partners, Silver Spring, from 1968. Concrete inspector Missouri Highway Department, 1940. Visiting professor Catholic University American, Washington, 1956-1958.
Aeronautical research National Advisory Committee Aeronautics, Langley Field, Virginia, 1944-1945. Consultant in field.
Cub scouts chairman, cubmaster Boy Scouts American, 1956-1961, chairman review board, 1962-1965. CiCD chairman Parent-Teachers Association, 1961-1963. Honorary council member Lakota Sioux Indian Tribe, Chamberlain, South Dakota, Ogalala Sioux Indian Tribe, Rapid City, South Dakota.
Member American Society of Civil Engineers, American Society for Testing and Materials, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Society Engineering Education, American Society Ordnance Engineers, Society Experimental Stress Analysis, Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi, Chi Epsilon.
Married Marjorie Belle Stone, September 9, 1942. Children: Howard Ernest, Virginia Louise (Gina) Tate Smythe, Barbara Anne.