Background
Dixon, Harry Sterling was born on November 30, 1910 in Woodland, California, United States. Son of Thomas H. and Persis Harris (Kimball) Dixon.
consultant electrical engineer
Dixon, Harry Sterling was born on November 30, 1910 in Woodland, California, United States. Son of Thomas H. and Persis Harris (Kimball) Dixon.
AB, Stanford University, 1931. Engineer, Stanford University, 1936. Doctor of Philosophy, Purdue University, 1952.
Transitman, inspector United States Bureau Public Rds., 1931. Assistant engineer Reclamation District 108, California, 1934—1937. Instructor electrical engineering Purdue University, 1937—1942.
Visiting research engineer General Electric, Nela Park, California, 1941. Electrical test engineer Douglas Aircraft Company, 1942—1944. Electrical design engineer North America Aviation, Inc., 1944—1945.
Professor, chairman department electrical engineering North Dakota Agriculture College, North Dakota State University, 1945—1951. Lecturer University California, Berkeley, 1951—1952, 1956—1957. Professor, chairman department electrical engineering Newark College Engineering, 1952—1956.
Consultant engineer, from 1957. United Nations Educational international expert University Lagos, Nigeria, 1964—1965.
Elder Presbyterian Church. Fellow: American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (senior ), American Defense Preparedness Association, National Society Professional Engineers (past president North Dakota chapter), American Arbitration Association, American Society Engineering Education, Illuminating Engineering Society, United States Ski Association, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, Afro-Latin Flying Club (Oakland, California), Commonwealth Club (San Francisco), Iyoki Club (Lagos), Masons, Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Xi, Sigma Pi Sigma, Eta Kappa Nu.
Married Helen C. Knox, June 23, 1937. Children: Caroline P. Dixon Zlotnick, Diane K. Dixon Orr, Harry Sterling, Charles Leonard.