Background
III, George Curtis Sponsler, was born on December 2, 1927 in Collingswood, New Jersey, United States. Son of George Curtis and Mary Grace (Hollinberger) S.
III, George Curtis Sponsler, was born on December 2, 1927 in Collingswood, New Jersey, United States. Son of George Curtis and Mary Grace (Hollinberger) S.
Bachelor of Science in Engineering Physics, Princeton University, 1949. Master of Arts, Princeton University, 1951. Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton University, 1952.
Juris Doctor, George Washington University, 1981.
With Lincoln Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1952-1956. Liaison officer Office Naval Research, London, 1956-1958, head special projects branch Washington, 1958-1959. Senior scientist Hoffman Science Center, Santa Barbara, California, 1959-1960.
Chief science, director technical analysis and operations research United States Navy Bureau Ships, 1960-1963. Director advanced planning, federal systems division International Business Machines Corporation, 1963-1966, director center exploratory studies, 1966-1968. Executive secretary division engineering National Academy of Sciences-National Research Council, 1968-1970.
President Law Mathematics and Technology Inc., 1970—2002. Semi-retired
On leave, Conglomerate fellow United States Senate, Washington, 1987-1988. Member advisory committee to Office Emergency Planning, National Academy of Sciences, 1967-1972, chairman subcommittee automation, 1966-1968, member joint advisory committee on electromagnetic pulse, 1970-1974.
Consultant Executive Office of President, 1971-1973.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science (electorate nominating committee 1980-1983, chairman-elect section X, 1983-1984, chairman 1984-1985, member council 1985-1986), American Physics Society. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (life, senior, chairman subcommittee on privacy of communications and information policy committee 1982-1985, aerospace Research and Development policy committee 1990-1992), Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.
Married Bridget Ruth Butcher, September 3, 1955. Children: Freda Jennings Ellinghaus, Naomi Bechtold, Curtis Alexander.