Background
Bishop, Edwin Vandewater was born on May 17, 1935 in Jamaica, New York, United States. Son of Edwin Vandewater and Mary Cecilia (Gates) Bishop.
flight instructor physics and astronomy educator
Bishop, Edwin Vandewater was born on May 17, 1935 in Jamaica, New York, United States. Son of Edwin Vandewater and Mary Cecilia (Gates) Bishop.
Bachelor, Swarthmore College, 1958; Master of Science, Yale University, 1960; Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1966.
Research staff astronomer, Yale University, New Haven, 1966-1969; faculty, Youngstown (Ohio) State University, since 1969.
Member American Astronomical Society, American Physical Society, American Association Variable Star Observers.
Married Sheila Valentine Brown, June 15, 1957. 1 child, Peter.