Frank Steele Preston

Background

Preston, Frank Steele was born on July 30, 1918 in Iowa City. Son of Howard Hall and Lucy Steele Preston.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, University Washington, 1940. Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1950.

Career

Research associate Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1941-1944. Chief engineer Norden Laboratories Corporation, bombsight company, New York City and White Plains, New York, 1944-1958. Associate technical director Norden division United Aircraft, Norwalk, Connecticut, 1958-1977.

Lecturer University North Carolina, Charlotte, 1977-1982. Systems engineer Ames Research Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Mountain View, California, 1982-1989, senior computer scientist Langley Research Center Hampton, Virginia, 1989-1999. Retired, 1999.

Achievements

• Frank Steele Preston has been listed as a noteworthy computer engineer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

With United States Naval Reserve, 1936-1940. Fellow The Murphy Institute (senior ). Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (life, chapter president 1950), Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi.

Interests

• Sports, music, reading.

Connections

Married Elizabeth Lewis, August 19, 1943. Children: Carl, Ralph, Bruce, Glenn.

Father:

Howard Hall

Mother:

Lucy Steele Preston

Spouse:

Elizabeth Lewis

child:

Ralph Preston

child:

Bruce Preston

child:

Carl Preston

child:

Glenn Preston