Background
LaTourrette, James Thomas was born on December 26, 1931 in Miami, Arizona, United States. Son of Emery Everest and Carrie D. (Hoffman) LaT.
LaTourrette, James Thomas was born on December 26, 1931 in Miami, Arizona, United States. Son of Emery Everest and Carrie D. (Hoffman) LaT.
Bachelor of Science, California Institute of Technology, 1953. Master of Arts (General Communication Company fellow), Harvard University, 1954. Doctor of Philosophy (National Science Foundation fellow), Harvard University, 1958.
Research associate, lecturer physics, Harvard University, 1957-1959; physicist, General Electric Research Laboratory, Schenectady, 1960-1962; senior supervisory scientist, TRG, Inc., Melville, New York, 1962-1966; section head, TRG division Control Data Corporation, Melville, 1966-1967; professor electrical engineering and computer science, Polytechnic U. (formerly Polytechnic Institute Brooklyn and Polytechnic Institute New York), Farmingdale, New York, 1967-1993; professor emeritus, Polytechnic U. (formerly Polytechnic Institute Brooklyn and Polytechnic Institute New York), Farmingdale, New York, 1993. Associate director Weber Research Institute, Polytechnic U., 1987-1990.
Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Computer Society, New York Academy Science, Association for Computer Machinery, Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi.
Married Muriel Ashe, August 28, 1955. Children: Mary Beth, John Emery, James Thomas, Joanne.