Background
Arthur, George Roland was born on February 22, 1925 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of George Gardner and Laura (Mager) Arthur.
accountant engineer mathematician
Arthur, George Roland was born on February 22, 1925 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of George Gardner and Laura (Mager) Arthur.
Student, Webb Institute, 1944-1945; Bachelor of Engineering, Yale University, 1948; M.Eng., Yale University, 1949; Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1952.
Instructor electrical engineering, Yale, 1949-1952; section head missile guidance, Sperry Gyroscope, 1952-1956; manager airborne missile electronics, Radio Corporation of America, Camden, New Jersey, 1956-1959; manager advisory manned systems engineering, General Electric Company, Philadelphia, 1959-1963; deputy director aerospace, ITT laboratories, Nutley, New Jersey, 1963-1966; technical director, ITT United States Defense Group, 1966-1967; vice president, ITT-Europe, 1967-1978; product group manager defense, space, marine, ITT World Headquarters, 1979-1980; vice president business development, Fairchild Space/Elec., Germantown, Maryland., 1980-1983; marketing and tax consultant, Enrolled Agent, South Yarmouth, Massachusetts, since 1983.
Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, British Interplanetary Society, American Astronomical Society (president 1959, 60). Senior member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
Member National Society Public Accountants, National Association Tax Professionals, Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi.
Married Madeline Wilma Alby, February 23, 1946 (divorced October 1982). Children: George Roland, Stephen, Lesley, Randy, Gail. Married Linda M. Smith, December 28, 1982.