Background
Wiltse, James Cornelius was born on March 16, 1926 in Tannersville, New York, United States. Son of James Cornelius and Leah Ida Wiltse.
Wiltse, James Cornelius was born on March 16, 1926 in Tannersville, New York, United States. Son of James Cornelius and Leah Ida Wiltse.
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, 1946. Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, 1951. Doctor of Philosophy, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, 1959.
Manager microwaves and antennas, 1959—1963. Director advisory technical Electronic Communications, Inc., 1963—1964. Principal research scientist, lab chief Martin Marietta Corporation, Orlando, Florida, 1964—1968, manager department electromagnetics, 1968—1972, director research and technical, 1973—1977, director Electronics Engineering Division, 1976.
Principal research engineer Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, since 1978. Associate director Georgia Tech Research Institute, Atlanta, 1979—1991. Expert Department Electronics, New Delhi, 1993.
Lieutenant Commander United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1971.
Fellow: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Microwave Career award 2000), Society Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers.
Married Helen Citron Wiltse, June 20, 1986. Married Margaret Lucille John, January 27, 1950 (divorced May 15, 1986). 1 stepchild, David Citron.
Children: Linda Margaret, Paul James.