Background
Ellis, Albert Tromly was born on April 22, 1917 in Atwater, California, United States. Son of Walter Harwood and Mabel (Tromly) Ellis.
Ellis, Albert Tromly was born on April 22, 1917 in Atwater, California, United States. Son of Walter Harwood and Mabel (Tromly) Ellis.
Bachelor of Electrical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, 1943. Master of Science in Physics, California Institute of Technology, 1947. Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, 1953.
Research engineer, Columbia University, New York City, 1944-1946; research engineer, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, 1947-1949; senior research fellow, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, 1950-1954; associate professor, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, 1954-1966; professor, University of California, San Diego, 1967-1985; professor emeritus, University of California, San Diego, since 1985. Senior visitor Cambridge U., England, 1964-1965, 1974. Visiting fellow University of Oxford, England, 1984, 86.
Served with Signal corpus, United States army, 1943-1944.
Married Helen Margaret Hyder. Children: Kathryn, James.