Background
Linford, Gary Joe was born on June 13, 1940 in Laramie, Wyoming, United States. Son of Ernest Hess and Lala Frances (Mau) Linford.
Linford, Gary Joe was born on June 13, 1940 in Laramie, Wyoming, United States. Son of Ernest Hess and Lala Frances (Mau) Linford.
Bachelor of Science in Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1962; Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, U. Utah, 1971.
Research assistant, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1961-1962; member technical staff, Hughes Aircraft Company, Culver City, California, 1962; graduate assistant, U. Utah, Salt Lake City, 1962-1963; teaching and research assistant physics Department, University Utah, Salt Lake City, 1969-1971; group leader laser technical department, Hughes Aircraft, Culver City, California, 1963-1969; section head, Hughes Aircraft, Culver City, California, 1971-1974; laser scientist, Lawrence Livermore (California) National Laboratory, 1974-1978; guest scientist, Max Planck Institute for Plasmaphysics, Germany, 1978-1979; scientist, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 1979-1982; laser scientist, Max Planck Institute for Quantum Optics, Garching, Federal Republic Germany, 1982-1983; senior scientist applied technical division, TRW, Redondo Beach, California, since 1983. Presenter lasers and optics field, since 1962.
Member Livermore Heritage Commission, 1976-1982. Secretary Livermore Beautification Committee, 1976-1982. Director TRW High School Technology Sponsorship Committee, 1985-1991.
Member Society for Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (co-chairman conference 1991, 94).
Married Virginia Louise Kay, June 8, 1963 (divorced June 1985). Children: Alicia Selena, Misty Dawn Lara, Lawrence Shawn. Married Shirley Jane Pfeifer, February 14, 1986.