Gerald Paul Dinneen

Background

Dinneen, Gerald Paul was born on October 23, 1924 in Elmhurst, New York, United States. Son of Walter James and Anna Constance (Costello) Dinneen.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Queens College, 1947; Master of Science, University of Wisconsin, 1948; Philosophy Doctor, University of Wisconsin, 1952.

Career

Teaching assistant, University of Wisconsin, 1947-1951; senior development engineer, Goodyear Aircraft, 1951-1953; with, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Lexington, 1953-1977; professor electrical engineering, director Lincoln Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Lexington assistant secretary of defense, 1977-1981; corporation vice president science and technical, Honeywell Inc., Minneapolis, 1981-1989; foreign secretary, National Academy of Engineering, Washington, 1988-1995; chair policy divsn, National Research Council, Washington, since 1997. Consultant Defense Department National Aeronautics and Space Administration, United States Navy, United States Air Force.

Membership

Served with Air Corps, Army of the United States, 1943-1946. Member National Academy of Engineering, Engineering Academy Japan, Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences, Royal Academy of Engineering (United Kingdom), American Mathematics Society, Mathematics Association American, Cosmos Club (Washington), Sigma Xi, Phi Beta Kappa.

Connections

Married Mary Purington, June 28, 1947. Children: Patricia Dinneen Mooney, Barbara Dinneen Sehr, Michael.

Father:

Walter James Dinneen

Mother:

Anna Constance (Costello) Dinneen

Spouse:

Mary Purington

child:

Michael Dinneen

child:

Patricia Dinneen Mooney Dinneen

child:

Barbara Dinneen Sehr Dinneen