Background
Baldes, Edward James was born on July 5, 1898 in Fairfield, Nebraska, United States. Son of Joseph James and Margaret (Lenzen) Baldes.
Baldes, Edward James was born on July 5, 1898 in Fairfield, Nebraska, United States. Son of Joseph James and Margaret (Lenzen) Baldes.
Bachelor of Arts, University Saskatchewan, 1918, Doctor of Laws, 1955. Master of Arts, Harvard, 1920, Whiting Fellow, 1922, Doctor of Philosophy, 1924. Doctor of Philosophy, University College, London U. (England), 1936.
Assistant physics U. Saskatchewan, 1918-1919, Radcliffe College, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1921-1924. Instructor physics Harvard, 1923-1924. Associate division physics and biophysics research Mayo Clinic, 1924-1963, chairman of the section biophysics, 1948-1958.
Vice chairman Mayo Aeronautical Medical Unit, 1942-1963.
Professor biophysics Mayo Foundation Graduate School, University of Minnesota, 1943-1963. With science analysis branch, life science division United States Army Research Office, 1963-1967, science adviser United States Army Aeromed.
Research Laboratory, Fort Rucker, Alabama, 1967-1972, consultant, 1973-1975. Consultant council on physical medicine and rehabilitation American Medical Association, 1946-1956.
Member of council American Electroencephalographic Society, 1947-1951.
Chairman panel on aviation medicine Research and Development Board, National Military Establishment, 1946-1953. Member panel on aero medicine Science Advisory Board, Chief Staff United States Air Force, 1948-1954. Alternate member Aeronautical Space Medical Panel Advisory Group, Aeronautical.
Research and Development-North Atlantic Treaty Organization, 1960-1964, member committee biodynamics, 1970-1975.
Advisory panel science and technical House Representatives committee science and astronautics, 1960-1969. Member subcommittee acceleration National Research Council, 1942-1946, committee aviation medicine 1946-1949, committee hearing, bioacoustics and biomechanics.
Special consultant Aeronautical Medical Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, 1942-1949. Member of advisory panel physiology Office Naval Research, 1947-1951.
Member of advisory committee Stapp Carolina Crash Conferences
Chairman symposium Linear Acceleration of Impact Type, 1971.
Fellow Aerospace Medical Association (executive council 1953-1956), American Physical Society. Member American Institute Aeronautical. and Astronautics, American Physiological Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Biophysics Society, Minnesota Academy Science (president 1956-1957), American Minnesota heart associations, Air Force Association, International Society Medical and Biological Engineering Sigma Xi (honorary).
Married Mary Cooney, June 27, 1934. Children: Joseph James, Mary Margaret, Honora, Elizabeth Louise.
