Background
Shaw, Herbert John was born on June 2, 1918 in Seattle, Washington, United States. Son of Herbert John and Nell Grace (Cayley) Shaw.
Shaw, Herbert John was born on June 2, 1918 in Seattle, Washington, United States. Son of Herbert John and Nell Grace (Cayley) Shaw.
Bachelor, University Washington, 1941. Master of Science, Stanford University, 1943. Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford University, 1948.
Test engineer, General Electric, Schenectady, 1940-1941; research associate electrical engineering department, Stanford (California) U., 1948-1950; research associate Microwave Laboratory, Stanford (California) U., 1950-1957; senior research associate, Stanford (California) U., 1957-1974; associate director, Stanford (California) U., 1968-1977; Adjunct Professor, Stanford (California) U., 1974-1983; research professor applied physics department, Stanford (California) U., 1983-1988; professor emeritus, Stanford (California) U., since 1989. Liaison scientist United States Office Naval Research, London, 1968-1969. Consultant to numerous electronics and optics companies and government agys., since 1950.
Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Morris N. Liebmann Memorial award 1976, achievement award group on sonics and ultrasonics 1981). Member National Academy of Engineering, Tau Beta Pi.
Son of; married Francel Harper, April 25, 1943. Children: John Joseph, Kathleen, Karen.