Background
Hunt, Earl Busby was born on January 8, 1933 in San Francisco, California, United States. Son of Robert Walter and Beryl (Busby) Hunt.
engineer psychologist university professor computer scientist
Hunt, Earl Busby was born on January 8, 1933 in San Francisco, California, United States. Son of Robert Walter and Beryl (Busby) Hunt.
Student, Cornell, 1950-1951; Bachelor of Arts, Stanford University, 1954; Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1960.
Within these fields he has focused on individual differences in intelligence and the implications of these differences for the roles people play within a high-technology society. He is now in partial retirement as emeritus professor of psychology and adjunct professor of computer science at the University of Washington. His book Will We Be Smart Enough? combines cognitive theory, demographic projections and psychometric research to measure the capabilities of tomorrow"s workforce against the needs of tomorrow"s workplace.
Served with United States Marine Corps, 1954-1957. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Psychological Association, American Psychological Society, Society Experimental Psychologists. Member Psychonomic Society, Society for Computers in Psychology (president 1988).
Married Mary Lou Smith, December 20, 1954. Children– Robert, Susan, Alan, Steven.