Background
Piper, Ervin Leonard was born on March 31, 1923 in Cleveland. Son of Edgar Ervin and Gertrude Eva Piper.
Piper, Ervin Leonard was born on March 31, 1923 in Cleveland. Son of Edgar Ervin and Gertrude Eva Piper.
Bachelor of Science in Physics, Case Institute of Technology, Cleveland, 1949. Master of Science in Nuclear Physics, University Illinois, Champaign, 1951.
Research scientist Union Carbide Corporation, Parma, Ohio, 1951—1955, group leader, 1955—1960, development division manager lab Fostoria, 1962—1965, group leader Parma Research Center, 1965—1981. Group leader Advanced Materials Lab, Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, 1960—1962. Technical manager Dylon Industries, Cleveland, 1981—1992, consultant, 1992—1996, retired, 1996.
Sergeant Signal Corps, 1943-1946, PTO.
Member of Carbide Retired Corps.
Married Virginia Piper. Children: Dale, Bruce.