Background
Wood, Fergus James was born on May 13, 1917 in London, Canada. Arrived in United States, 1924, naturalized, 1932. Son of Louis Aubrey and Dora Isabel (Elson) Wood.
Wood, Fergus James was born on May 13, 1917 in London, Canada. Arrived in United States, 1924, naturalized, 1932. Son of Louis Aubrey and Dora Isabel (Elson) Wood.
Student, University Oregon, 1934—1936. Bachelor of Arts California, Berkeley, 1938. Postgrad, 1938—1939; Postgrad, University Chicago, 1939—1940.
Postgrad, University Michigan, 1940—1942. Postgrad, California Institute of Technology, 1946.
Teaching assistant University Michigan, 1940—1942. Instructor in physics & astronomy Pasadena City College, 1946—1948, John Muir College, 1948—1949. Assistant professor physics University Maryland, 1949—1950.
Associate physicist Johns Hopkins University, Applied Physics Laboratory, 1950—1955. Science editor Encyclopedia Americana, New York City, 1955—1960. Aeronautical & space research scientist.
Science assistant to director Office Space Flight Programs, Headquarters, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, 1960—1961. Program director foreign science information National Science Foundation, 1961—1962. Physical scientist, chief science & technical information staff United States Coast & Geodetic Survey, Rockville, Maryland, 1962—1966.
Physical scientist Office of Director, 1967—1973, research associate, 1973—1977, National Ocean Service. Consultant tidal dynamics Bonita, California, from 1978. Member American Geophysical Union, International Council for Science-United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization International Geological Correlation Project 274, Working Group #1-Crescendo Events in Coastal Environments, Past and Future (The Millennium Project), from 1988.
Editor-in-chief The Prince William Sound, Alaska. Captain United States Army Air Force, 1942-1946.
(Washington 1976 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administ...)
Member of Delta Phi Alpha, Pi Mu Epsilon, Sigma Pi Sigma.
Married Doris M. Hack, September 14, 1946. Children: Kathryn Celeste Wood Madden, Bonnie Patricia Wood Ward.