Background
Hammer, Carl was born on May 10, 1914 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Karl Heinrich and Kaethe (Patzig) Hammer.
computer scientist computer company executive
Hammer, Carl was born on May 10, 1914 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Karl Heinrich and Kaethe (Patzig) Hammer.
Diploma Mathematics Statistics, University Munich, 1936. Doctor of Philosophy magna cum laude, University Munich, 1938.
Mathematician, statistician Texas Company Research Laboratories, Beacon, New York, 1938-1943. Statistician Pillsbury Mills Incorporated, New York York City, 1944-1947. Chairman division technical education Walter Hervey Junior College, 1947-1951.
Senior staff engineer Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, 1951-1955. Director UNIVersal Automatic Computer European Computing Center Sperry Rand Corporation, Frankfurt/Main, Germany, 1955-1957. Staff consultant, acting manager programming and analysis department Sylvania Electronic Products, Inc., Needham, Massachusetts, 1957-1959.
Senior engineering scientist surface communications division Radio Corporation of America, New York City, 1959-1961, manager science computer applications Washington, 1961-1963. Director computer science UNIVersal Automatic Computer, 1963-1981. Instructor German for staff officers United States Military Academy, summer 1942.
Instructor mathematics Pratt Institute, 1945-1946. Instructor mathematics and statistics School General Studies, Hunter College, 1947-1952. Adjunct professor American University, 1962-1980.
Visiting professor Industrial College Armed Forces, Washington, 1967-1987.
Member National Defense Executive Reserve, since 1970. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, New York Academy of Sciences, Association Computer Programmers and Analysts, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Member American Mathematics Society, American Society for Cybernetics (secretary 1967, vice president 1968, president 1969-1972), American Statistical Association, Association for Computing Machinery (chapter chairman Washington 1966-1968, representative Capital region 1968-1977, chairman accreditation committee 1968-1970, national lecturer 1969-1970, chairman nominating committee 1971-1973, Distinguished Service award 1979), New York Academy of Sciences, Association Systems Management (director Washington chapter 1969-1971), Institute of Mathematics Statistics, Mathematics Association American, Society Industrial and Applied Mathematics (treasurer 1953-1955), Research Society of America.
Married T. Jeannette George, September 23, 1944.