Background
Valley, George Edward was born on September 5, 1913 in New York City. Son of George Edward and Edith Ringgold (Cummins) Valley.
Valley, George Edward was born on September 5, 1913 in New York City. Son of George Edward and Edith Ringgold (Cummins) Valley.
Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1935; Doctor of Philosophy, University Rochester, 1939.
Optical engineer with, Bausch & Lomb Optical Company, 1935-1936; teaching assistant, U. Rochester, 1936-1939; research associate, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1939-1941; National Research Council fellow nuclear physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1940-1941; project supervisor, senior staff, Radiation Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1941-1945; editorial board, Radiation Laboratory Technology Series, 1945; successively assistant professor, associate professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1946-1957; professor physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1957-1978; professor emeritus, founder Lincoln Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1949; associate director, Lincoln Laboratory, 1953-1957; undergraduate planning professor, Lincoln Laboratory, 1965-1968. Member Air Force Science Advisory Board, 1946-1964. Chairman Air Defense Systems Engineering Committee for Chief Staff United States Air Force, 1950-1951, chief scientist, 1957-1958.
Fellow American Physical Society, Institute Elec. and Electronics Engineers. Member SigmaXi.
Married Louisa King Williams, July 19, 1941 (divorced December 1960). Children: George Cummins, John Williams, Katharine. Married Alice Shea LaBronté, 1960.