Background
BACKUS, George Edward. S.M. PH D. F.R.S.A was born on May 24, 1930 in Chicago, 111. Son of late Milo Morlan Backus and of Dora (n£e Dare) Backus.
BACKUS, George Edward. S.M. PH D. F.R.S.A was born on May 24, 1930 in Chicago, 111. Son of late Milo Morlan Backus and of Dora (n£e Dare) Backus.
Thornton Township High School, Harvey, 111. and University of Chicago.
Assistant Examiner, University of Chicago 1949-1950. Junior Mathematician, Institute for Air Weapons Research, University of Chicago 1950-1954. Physicist, Project Matterhorn, Princeton University 1957-1958.
Assistant Professor, of Mathematics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1958-1960. Association Professor, of Geophysics, University of California (La Jolla) 1960-1962, Professor since 1962. Chairman Institute Working Group on Magnetic Field Satellites since 1983.
Scientific Advisory Committee to NASA on jt. NASA/CNES Magnetic Satellites. Visiting Committee Institute de Physique du Globe de Paris since 1987.
Married 1st Elizabeth E. Allen in 1961, two son one daughter. Married 2nd Marianne McDonald in 1971. Married 3rd Varda Peller.