Background
Eades, James Beverly was born on July 22, 1923 in Bluefield, West Virginia, United States. Son of James Beverly and Harriet Beulah (Smith) Eades.
Eades, James Beverly was born on July 22, 1923 in Bluefield, West Virginia, United States. Son of James Beverly and Harriet Beulah (Smith) Eades.
Student, Bluefield College, 1940-1942; Bachelor of Science in Aero. Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 1944; Master of Science in Applied Mechanics, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 1949; Doctor of Philosophy, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 1958.
Assistant professor aero engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, 1947-1950; assistant professor, research associate aero engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, 1953-1958; professor aero engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, 1958-1960, 60-67; head aerospace engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, 1961-1967; aero research scientist, National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, Langley Research Center, Langley Field, Virginia, 1958, 59; aero research scientist, Naval Ordnance Laboratory, Silver Spring, Maryland., 1960, 63-69; research associate, NAS, Goddard Space Flight Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Greenbelt, Maryland., 1967-1969; senior scientist, Analytical Mechanics Associations, Inc., Seabrook, Maryland., 1969-1977; senior staff scientist, Business and Technological Systems, Inc., Seabrook, 1977-1979; principal scientist, Business and Technological Systems, Inc., Seabrook, 1979-1981; vice president, principal scientist, Engineering and Science Associations, Inc., Rockville, Maryland., 1981-1993; consultant, senior scientist, Analytical Mechanics Associations, Inc., Hampton, Virginia, 1990-1994. Director Conference Lunar Explorations, 1962.
Served to Lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, World World War II, 1951-1953, Korea. Commander Retired Reserve. Association fellow American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (chairman Blue Ridge section 1964, professional education committee 1969-1975).
Member Celestial Mechanics Institute (vice president), American Astronautics Society, Virginia Academy Science (secretary engineering section 1961, chairman of the section 1962, member of council, chairman space science and technical section 1968), Sigma Xi, Sigma Gamma Tau, Tau Beta Pi.
Married Sara M. Porterfield, December 20, 1950. Children: Sara Leslie, Beverly Anne, James Christian.