Background
Knighton, George William was born on July 9, 1926 in Wilmington, Delaware, United States. Son of Isaac L. and Isabel D. (Dobson) Knighton.
Knighton, George William was born on July 9, 1926 in Wilmington, Delaware, United States. Son of Isaac L. and Isabel D. (Dobson) Knighton.
Biomedical Engineering, University Delaware, 1951.
Chief condenser design and proposal section Foster Wheeler Corporation, New York City, 1951-1955. Senior mechanic engineer Alco Products, Incorporated., Schenectady, New York, 1956-1957, project manager, 1957-1960. Chief mechanic engineering branch United States Corps Engineers, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, 1960-1966, deputy chief engineering division, 1966-1969.
Chairman Army Reactor Health and Safety Commission, Department Army, Washington, 1969-1970.
Project manager United States Atomic Energy Commission, 1971-1972. Chief environmental projects branch National Research Council, Bethesda, Maryland., 1972-1978, chief environmental evaluation, 1978-1980, chiefresearch and standards coordination branch, 1980-1982, chief licensing branch, 1983-1985, director project directorate, 1985-1990, consultant power and environmental engineering, 1991.
Chairman board education Lutheran Weekday School, Alexandria, Virginia, 1966-1970. President local Parent-Teachers Association, 1963-1964, secretary, 1970-1971.
President Citizens Association, New Alexandria, Virginia, 1968-1969.
Chairman, board education Lutheran Weekday School, Alexandria, Virginia, 1966—1970. Local president Parent-Teachers Association, 1963—1964, secretary, 1970—1971. President Citizens Association, New Alexandria, Virginia, 1968—1969.
Member of American Society of Mechanical Engineers (vice chairman, nuclear & special cycles committee 1974-1975), American Society for Testing and Materials (secretary, E10.02 1972-1979, chairman, task group reactor vessel inplace annealing 1970-1974).
Married Ingrid Helene Schneider, April 25, 1953. Children: Denise, Donna, Karen, Brian, Janine.