Background
Pitkin, Edward Thaddeus was born on December 14, 1930 in Putnam, Connecticut, United States. Son of Thaddeus Eugene and Florence Mabel (Brown) Pitkin.
Pitkin, Edward Thaddeus was born on December 14, 1930 in Putnam, Connecticut, United States. Son of Thaddeus Eugene and Florence Mabel (Brown) Pitkin.
Bachelor of Science, University Connecticut, 1952; Master of Science (Guggenheim fellow), Princeton, 1953; Doctor of Philosophy (National Aeronautics and Space Administration fellow), University of California at Los Angeles, 1964.
Project engineer, Astro Division Marquardt Company, Los Angeles, 1956-1959; manager space propulsion, Astro Division Marquardt Company, 1959-1961; engineering consultant, Los Angeles, 1961-1964; associate professor aerospace engineering, U. Connecticut, Storrs, 1964-1970; professor mechanic and aerospace engineering, U. Connecticut, Storrs, 1970-1990; professor emeritus, U. Connecticut, Storrs, since 1990; construction engineering, since 1990; assistant dean, U. Connecticut, Storrs, 1977-1987.
Served as Lieutenant United States Air Force, 1953-1955. Member Solar Energy Society.
Married Clara Lucy Modliszewski, June 13, 1953. Children— Gayle Linda, Dale Edward.