Background
Mapes, James Edgar was born on May 24, 1923 in New Windsor, New York, United States. Son of Leo Alsop and Arabella Wurtz (Bloomer) Mapes.
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James Edgar Mapes
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Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, Cornell Univercity, 1946; postgraduate, Cornell Univercity, 1946-1947; Master of Arts in Physics, Hofstra U., 1963.
Career
Research physicist, The Texas Company Research Laboratory, Beacon, New York, 1947-1953; spectroscopy specialist, International Business Machines Corporation Research Laboratory, Poughkeepsie, New York, 1954-1957; guest scientist, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York, 1958-1963; physical scientist, United States Army Armament Research & Development Center, Dover, New Jersey, 1963-1984; laboratory coordinator, physics, U. Colorado, Colorado Springs, 1989-1997; retired, 1997.
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Volunteer Canine Companions for Independence, Colorado Springs, since 1986. Member Sigma Xi.
Connections
Married Joyce Murray Grant, January 12, 1963. Children: James Grant, Donald Cameron.
