Background
Grier, Herbert Earl was born on July 3, 1911 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Herbert Earl and Martha (Sleeter) Grier.
Grier, Herbert Earl was born on July 3, 1911 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Herbert Earl and Martha (Sleeter) Grier.
Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1933. Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1934. Honorary Doctor of Science, University Nevada, 1967.
Electrical engineer Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1934-1947. Founder, senior vice president, president, director Edgerton, Germeshauser, and Greer, Boston and Las Vegas, 1947-1976. President CER Geonuclear Corporation, Las Vegas, 1965-1976.
Director CER Corporation, 1965-1994. Director AVX Corporation, Great Neck, New York, 1973-1990. President Southern Nevada Industrial Foundation, 1965-1966.
Chairman national advisory board Desert Research Institute of University Nevada, 1965-1976. Chairman aerospace safety advisory panel National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1973-1981, member, 1981-1985, consultant, 1985-1989. Member Nevada Board Registered Professional Engineers.
Vice president, trustee Nevada Southern University Land Foundation, 1967-1977. Member Massachusetts Institute of Technology Alumni Association.
Married Dorothy Jean Whitcomb, September 5, 1954. Children: Herbert Earl III, Joan, David Louis.