Background
Billings, Bruce Hadley was born on July 6, 1915 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Thomas H. and Grace (Hadley) Billings.
physicist aerospace company executive
Billings, Bruce Hadley was born on July 6, 1915 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Thomas H. and Grace (Hadley) Billings.
Harvard University, 1936, Bachelor of Arts, 1937, Master of Arts. Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1943, Doctor of Philosophy Physics. Spoken languages: English, Arabic, German, French, Chinese.
Teacher mathematics science, American Community School, Beirut, 1937-1940;
junior instructor physics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1940-1941;
physicist, Polaroid Corporation, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1941-1947;
member radiological safety section atomic bomb test, Bikini, 1946;
director research, Baird-Atomic, Inc., Cambridge, 1947-1963;
executive vice president, Baird-Atomic, Inc., 1955-1959;
vice-president and technical director, Baird-Atomic, Inc., 1960-1963;
vice president, general manager laboratories operation, Aerospace Corporation, Los Angeles, 1963-1968;
vice president corporation planning, Aerospace Corporation, 1973-1974;
vice president, Aerospace Corporation, Washington, 1974-1976;
president, Thagard Research Corporation, 1976-1980;
Chairman of the Board, International Technology Associations, Inc., 1977-1992;
director research, International Technology Associations, Inc., 1980-1992. Commissioner Joint Commision on Rural Reconstrn. Special assistant to American ambassadorfor science and technical, Taipei, Taiwan, 1968-1973.
Member science advising committee Bell & Howell. Director Ealing Corporation, Diffraction, Ltd., Inc., Altovac Technology, Inc. Member Air Force Science Advisory Board, 1962-1972.
Assistant director defense research and engineering Department Defense, 1959-1960. United States delegate Marseille Conference on Thin Films, 1949. United States representative on United Nations Advisory Committee on Application of Science and Technology to Development, 1973-1978.
Member United States national committee International Commission Optics;research associate Harvard College Observatory. Consultant Department State, 1973-1982. Adjunct Professor physics Harvey Mudd College, 1986-1992.
Adjunct Professor East Asian studies California State University, Long Beach, 1991-1992. Fellow East Asian Studies Center, University of Southern California. Board directors Laser Science, Inc., Physical Optics Corporation.
Fellow American Academy Arts and Sciences (secretary), American Physical Society, Optical Society of America (associate editor journal 1956-1960, president 1971, vice president international commission of optics 1973). Member Acoustical Society of America, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Sigma Xi. Clubs: St. Botolph.
Married Sarah Winslow (divorced). Children: Sally Frances, Bruce Randolph, Jane Winslow, Peter Fayssoux. Married Fannie Hu.