Background
Tyler, George Leonard was born on October 18, 1940 in Bartow, Florida, United States. Son of George Leonard and Mable Leona (Bethea) Tyler.
Electrical engineering educator
Tyler, George Leonard was born on October 18, 1940 in Bartow, Florida, United States. Son of George Leonard and Mable Leona (Bethea) Tyler.
Bachelor of Electrical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1963. Master of Science, Stanford University, 1964. Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, 1967.
Engineer, Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, Marietta, Georgia, 1963;
research associate Center for Radar Astronomy,, Stanford (California) U., 1967-1969;
research engineer, Stanford (California) U., 1969-1972;
senior research associate, Stanford (California) U., 1972-1974;
research professor electrical engineering, Stanford (California) U., 1974-1990;
professor, Stanford (California) U., since 1990;
director Space, Telecom. and Radiosci. Laboratory, Stanford (California) U., since 1993. Consultant Socially Responsible Investment-International, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, also other organizations, since 1972.
Member commission on planetary exploration of space science board NAS, 1983-1987, member naval studies board panel on advanced radar technical, 1990-1991.
Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Member American Geophysical Union, American Astronomical Society, International Astronomical Union, International Radio Science Union, Electromagnetics Academy, Phi Kappa Phi, Tau Beta Pi.
Married Joanne Lynne Phelps, November 17, 1977. Children: Virginia L., Matthew L.