Background
Bishop, Walton Burrell was born on August 25, 1917 in Leroy, Illinois, United States. Son of Minor and Tressie Mae (Staley) Bishop.
Bishop, Walton Burrell was born on August 25, 1917 in Leroy, Illinois, United States. Son of Minor and Tressie Mae (Staley) Bishop.
Bachelor of Education in Physical Science, Illinois State University, 1939. Master of Arts in Mathematics, Boston University, 1950. Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, Northeastern University, 1954.
Master of Arts in Journalism, University Maryland, 1983. Doctor of Philosophy in Public Communications, University Maryland, 1990.
Teacher, coach, Milford (Illinois) Township High School, 1939-1941; teacher, coach, Lincoln (Illinois) Community High School, 1941-1942; electronics engineer, Air Force Cambridge Research laboratories, Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts, 1946-1966; electronics engineer, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, 1966-1980; consultant, science writer, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, since 1980. Lecturer math Northeastern U. Grad School, Boston, 1960-1966.
Active United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946. Member International Communications Association, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Society of Professional Journalists, Sigma Xi.
Married Marjorie Nelle Hanson, June 7, 1940 (divorced 1959). 1 child, Gregory; married Anne-Marie Delachapelle, December 16, 1959. Children: Chantal, Véronique.