James Claude King

Background

King, James Claude was born on October 2, 1924 in St. Joseph, Missouri, United States. Son of Oppie Irl and Isla Dessie (Wertenberger) King.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Amherst College, 1949; Master of Science, Yale University, 1950; Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1953.

Career

Research assistant, Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, summers 1947-1949; department manager, Bell Telephone laboratories, Whippany, New Jersey and Allentown, Pennsylvania, 1953-1965; manager radiation physics department, Sandia laboratories, Albuquerque, 1965-1968; director applied research, Sandia laboratories, Livermore, California, 1968-1971; director electrochemical components and measurement systems, Sandia laboratories, Albuquerque, 1971-1977; director weapons electrical subsystems, Sandia laboratories, 1977-1983; director materials process engineering and fabrication, Sandia laboratories, 1983-1989; retired, Sandia laboratories, 1989. Consultant Christian Science Draper laboratories, 1994-1995.

Achievements

• James Claude King has been listed as a noteworthy Physicist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Trustee Sandia Preparatory School Served to First lieutenant United States Army Air Force, 1943-1946. Fellow American Physical Society. Member Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Psi, Phi Alpha Psi.

Connections

Married Martha Helene Dawson, September 10, 1949. Children: Elizabeth D., Kathleen I., Helen D., Robert S.

Father:

Oppie Irl King

Mother:

Isla Dessie (Wertenberger) King

Spouse:

Martha Helene Dawson

child:

Helen D. King

child:

Robert S. King

child:

Kathleen I. King

child:

Elizabeth D. King