Background
Landen, Ernest William was born on January 13, 1908 in Shenandoah, Iowa, United States. Son of Arvid Wilhelm and Selma Alfreda (Carlson) Landen.
Landen, Ernest William was born on January 13, 1908 in Shenandoah, Iowa, United States. Son of Arvid Wilhelm and Selma Alfreda (Carlson) Landen.
Bachelor, Northwest Missouri State Teachers College, 1931. Master of Arts, University Missouri, 1933. Doctor of Philosophy, University Missouri, 1938.
Principal, Watson (Missouri) High School, 1934-1935; instructor, U. Missouri, Columbia, 1938-1940; professor, William Jewel College, Liberty, Missouri, 1940; spectroscopist, Illinois Institute Technology, Chicago, 1940-1943; physicist, Caterpillar, Inc., Peoria, Illinois, 1943-1972; consultant, Caterpillar, Inc., Peoria, Illinois, 1972-1983, retired. Committee member Coordinating Research Council, New York City, 1950-1972.
President Peoria Arts and Science Federation, 1959. Trustee Lakeview Museum, Peoria, 1980-1983. Member Peoria Area Arts and Sciences Council, since 1986 (Prescott Bloom award, 1987).
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, Society Automotive Engineers (committee member 1965-1972). Member Peoria Academy of Sciences (honorary), Societies of Interest, Jefferson Club University Missouri, Sigma Xi.
Married Mary Frances Patton, February 2, 1935 (deceased July 1985). Children: Selma Dianna Odom, Karlynn Hedwig Hakan. Married Sarah Ann Michell, April 21, 1990.