Background
Burke, Edmund Charles was born on June 21, 1921 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States. Son of Edmund Charles and Leola (Barber) Burke.
Burke, Edmund Charles was born on June 21, 1921 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States. Son of Edmund Charles and Leola (Barber) Burke.
Bachelor of Science, University Missouri, 1943. Master of Science, Case Western Reserve University, 1948. Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1951.
Research metallographer, Alcoa Cleveland Research Laboratory, 1943-1948; research metallurgist, Dow Chemical Company, Midland, Michigan, 1951-1956; chief metallurgist, Hunter Engineering Company, Riverside, California, 1956-1958; with, Lockheed Missiles & Space Company, Sunnyvale, California, since 1958; director materials science, Palo Alto (California) research laboratories, 1965-1984. Consultant in field.
Fellow American Society Metals. Member American Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum Engineers.
Married Peggy Williams, March 22, 1947.