Background
Whitaker, Ewen Adair was born on June 22, 1922 in London, England. Arrived in United States, 1958. Son of George Frederick and Gladys Emily (Johnstone) Whitaker.
Whitaker, Ewen Adair was born on June 22, 1922 in London, England. Arrived in United States, 1958. Son of George Frederick and Gladys Emily (Johnstone) Whitaker.
Higher National Certified in Mechanical Engineering, Woolwich Polytechnic, England, 1944.
Spectrographer Siemens Brothers & Company Ltd., London, 1940—1949. Assistant experimental officer Royal Greenwich Observatory, 1949—1958. Research associate University Chicago, Yerkes Observatory, Williams Bay, Wisconsin, 1958—1960.
Associate Research scientist University Arizona, Lunar & Planetary Laboratory, Tucson, 1960—1987. Retired, 1987
Consultant Air Force Chart & Information Center, St. Louis, 1958—1972. Co-investigator National Aeronautics and Space Administration Ranger Lunar Missions, 1963—1966.
Team member National Aeronautics and Space Administration Lunar Surveyor television, 1965—1968, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Apollo Orbital Science Photograph Team, 1970—1973.
Fellow: Royal Astronomical Society. Member: International Astronomical Union, National Associate of Watch & Clock Collectors.
Married Beryl Joyce Horswell, June 22, 1946. Children: Malcolm John, Graham David, Fiona Carolyn.