Background
Laitone, Edmund Victor was born on September 6, 1915 in San Francisco, California, United States. Son of Victor S. Laitone.
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Edmund Victor Laitone
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Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 1938; Doctor of Philosophy in Applied Mechanics, Stanford University, 1960.
Career
Aeronautical engineer National Advisory Committee for aeronautics, Langley Field, Virginia, 1938-1945. Section head, flight engineer Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory, Buffalo, 1945-1947. Professor University California, Berkeley, from 1947.
Consultant aeronautical engineer Hughes Aircraft & Douglas Aircraft, 1948-1978. United States academy representative to flight mechanics Advisory Group for Aerospace Research and Development/North Atlantic Treaty Organization, 1984-1988. Chairman engineering department University California Extension, Berkeley, 1979-1996.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (San Francisco region chairman 1960-1961, associate fellow 1964-1988). Member American Math Society, American Society for Engineering Education.
Connections
Married Dorothy Bishop, September 1, 1951. Children: Victoria, Jonathan A.
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December 18, 2000 (aged 85) -
Nationality
American
Awards
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Named Miller Research professor, 1960, United States Exchange professor, Moscow, 1964. Visiting fellow Balliol College, 1968. Visiting professor Northwestern Polytechnic Institute, Xian, China, 1980.Named Miller Research professor, 1960, United States Exchange professor, Moscow, 1964. Visiting fellow Balliol College, 1968. Visiting professor Northwestern Polytechnic Institute, Xian, China, 1980.