Background
Benson, David Bernard was born on November 18, 1940 in Seattle, Washington, United States. Son of Allan I. and Martha (White) Benson.
Benson, David Bernard was born on November 18, 1940 in Seattle, Washington, United States. Son of Allan I. and Martha (White) Benson.
Bachelor of Science in Engineering, California Institute of Technology, 1962. Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, 1963. Doctor of Philosophy National Aeronautics and Space Administration fellow, California Institute of Technology, 1967.
August 1986); children: Megan, Bjorn, Nils, Amy, Kjell, Ingri. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1967-1970. Visiting associate professor of University Colorado, Boulder, 1976-1977.
Assistant professor Washington State University, Pullman, 1970-1972, associate professor, 1972-1979, professor computer science, 1979.
Visiting computer scientist U. Edinburgh, Scotland, 1983, U. Sydney, Australia, 1990. President BENTEC, 1985-1989.
Contributor over 30 articles to professional journals Precinct chairman 72d Precinct, Whitman County, Washington, 1978-1982. Whitman County Democratic Convention delegate,1972, 76.
National Science Foundation grantee, 1969-1989.
Precinct chairman 72d Precinct Whitman County, Washington, 1978—1982. Delegate Whitman County Democratic Convention, 1972, 1976. Member of American Association of University Professors, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Mathematics Society, Association Computing Machinery, Society of Friends, Sigma Xi.
Married Nancy Elaine Dollahite, September 17, 1962 (divorced August 1986). Children: Megan, Bjorn, Nils, Amy, Kjell, Ingri.