Background
Risness, Eric John was born on July 27, 1927 in London. Son of Kristen and Ethel Agnes (Weeks) Riisnaes.
Risness, Eric John was born on July 27, 1927 in London. Son of Kristen and Ethel Agnes (Weeks) Riisnaes.
Bachelor, Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, England, 1948. Master of Arts, Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, England, 1951. Doctor of Philosophy, Cambridge University, 1954.
Director underwater research, British Ministry of Defense, London, 1975-1976; manager sting ray torpedo project, British Ministry of Defense, London, 1977-1979; director naval analysis, British Ministry of Defense, London, 1982-1983; director general surface weapons, British Ministry of Defense, Portsmouth, 1983-1984; deputy director, Admiralty Research Establishment, Portland, United Kingdom, 1984-1987; managing director, Society for Technical Communication Technology Ltd., Harlow, Essex., United Kingdom, 1987-1990; retired, 1990.
Fellow Royal Academy Engineering, Institution Electrical Engineers.
Married Colleen Edwina Armstrong, July 26, 1952. Children: Susan Margaret, Michael Edwin, Julia Anne, Stephen John.