Background
Shockley, James Thomas was born on September 16, 1925 in Topaz, Missouri, United States. Son of William Ervin and Minnie Catherine (Turnbull) Shockley.
Shockley, James Thomas was born on September 16, 1925 in Topaz, Missouri, United States. Son of William Ervin and Minnie Catherine (Turnbull) Shockley.
Bachelor, California State University, Fresno, 1951. Master of Arts, California State University, Fresno, 1953. Postgraduate, Claremont Graduate School, 1955.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Southern California, 1961.
Aerodynamicist, North America Aviation, Los Angeles, 1953;
instructor, California State University, Fresno, 1954-1955;
assistant professor physics, California State University, Fresno, 1956-1963;
instructor workshop in physical science for elementary teachers, California State University, Fresno, 1961;
credential advisor, supervisor student teaching, California State University, Fresno, 1956-1986;
associate professor, California State University, Fresno, 1963-1968;
professor, California State University, Fresno, 1968-1990;
professor emeritus physics, California State University, Fresno, since 1990. Consultant Fresno County Schools, 1971, United States Air Force, Fresno, 1971, 72. Validity consultant Commission Teacher Preparation and Licensing, San Francisco, 1977.
Instructor National Science Foundation Institute for high school physics teachers, 1962-1963.
Active member Civil Defense, Fresno, 1952. Member City-University Education Liaison Committee, Fresno, 1963-1964. Judge Bullard High School of Science Fair, Fresno, 1964-1966.
Sponser Physics Club, Fresno, 1953-1955. Member American Institute Physics, Planetary Society, Astronomical Society Pacific, Aero Club, Phi Delta Kappa.
Son of; married Joan Elsie Griess, June 17, 1950 (divorced August 1968). 1 child, John William. Married Betty Jean Truitt, July 28, 1989.