Background
Hooven, Frederick Johnson was born on March 5, 1905 in Dayton, Ohio, United States. Son of Claude Caldwell and Elizabeth (Johnson) Hooven.
Hooven, Frederick Johnson was born on March 5, 1905 in Dayton, Ohio, United States. Son of Claude Caldwell and Elizabeth (Johnson) Hooven.
Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1927. Engineer DayFan Radio, 1925. Junior engineer General Motors Research, 1927-1928.
Engineer Dayton Rubber Manufacturing Company, 1929-1930, American Loth Corporation, 1932. Civilian aero. engineer United States Army Air Corps, Dayton, 1930-1931. Chief engineer Radio Products Company, 1933-1934.
Vice president, chief engineer Radio Products division Bendix Aviation, 1935-1937. Consultant product development, Dayton, 1938-1956. With Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Michigan, 1956-1967, director research planning, 1963-1965, special consultant to general manager Ford division, 1966-1967.
Adjunct Professor engineering Thayer School Engineering, Dartmouth College, 1967-1975, professor engineering, 1975-1985. Consultant in field; visiting lecturer Antioch College, 1938-1956. Volunteer research associate in psychophysiology Fels Institute for Human Development, Yellow Springs, Ohio, 1946-1956.
Member educational council Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1958-1967, member visiting committee department mechanic engineering, 1959-1965, member development committee, 1961-1968. Member technical advisory board Department Commerce, 1969-1972.
General Motors Research, 1927-1928. Chief engr.
Member Oakwood (Ohio) Board Education, 1949-1956. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Dartmouth Society Engineers, Dayton Engineers. Club (Deeds Kettering Memorial award 1968), Experimental Aircraft Association, Federation American Scientists, National Academy Engineering, Sigma Xi.
Patentee aircraft radio direction-finders, receivers, navigation, blind-landing and guidance systems, automotive and aircraft high-energy and high-frequency ignition systems and components, electronic computing, control, measurement and switching systems, others.
Married Martha Galloway Kennedy, April. Children: John, Peter, Michael, Martha Hooven Richardson.