Edwin Francis Fricke

Background

Fricke, Edwin Francis was born on July 25, 1910 in Mackay, Idaho, United States. Son of William Henry and Blache Myrtle (Ewing) Fricke.

Education

Bachelor of Science, University Idaho, 1935. Master of Arts, University California, Los Angeles, 1937. Doctor of Philosophy, University California, 1940.

Career

Design engineer Stone & Webster, Boston, 1940—1943. Engineer Manhattan project, New York City, 1943—1945. Physicist Republic Aviation Corporation, Farmingdale, 1946—1949, senior development engineer, chief nuclear analysis, 1959—1965.

Senior scientist Argonne National Laboratory, Illinois, 1950—1956. Senior nuclear physicist American Car and Foundry Industries, Washington. Research scientist Bell Aerosystems, Buffalo, 1965—1966.

Senior engineer Sanders Associates, Nashua, New Hampshire, 1967—1968. Principal engineer Jackson Moreland, Boston, 1968—1970. Engineer Stone & Webster Boston, 1973—1978.

Retired; with Instructor physics St. Francis College, Biddeford, Missouri, 1970—1971. President Downers Grove Orchestra Society, Illinois, 1954—1955. Will Rogers fellow University California, Louisiana, 1970—1971.

Achievements

• Edwin Francis Fricke has been listed as a noteworthy nuclear engineer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of American Association for the Advancement of Science, Research Society of America, New York Academy of Sciences, Illinois Academy of Sciences, American Chemical Society, American Nuclear Society, Phi Delta Chi, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Harriet Harmon Gronbeck, December 26, 1942. Children: Kathleen, William, Robert, Karen, Edwin Junior, Kathleen, Karen.

Father:

William Henry Fricke

Mother:

Blache Myrtle (Ewing) Fricke

Spouse:

Harriet Harmon Gronbeck

child:

Robert Fricke

child:

Kathleen Fricke

child:

Edwin Junior Fricke

child:

William Fricke

child:

Karen Fricke