James Wallace Moyer

Background

Moyer, James Wallace was born on August 16, 1919 in Syracuse. Son of Wallace Earl and Viola (Hook) Moyer.

Education

AB, Cornell University, 1938. Postgraduate, Rutgers University, 1941. Doctor of Philosophy, University Rochester, 1948.

Career

Inspector ordnance United States Army, 1941-1942. Physicist Radiation Laboratory University California, Berkeley, 1942-1943. Senior physicist Tennessee Eastman, Oak Ridge, 1943-1946.

Research associate General Electric Research, Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory, Schenectady, New York, 1948-1955. Consultant engineer General Electric Microwave Laboratory, Palo Alto, California, 1955-1957. Manager physical science General Electric Tempo, Santa Barbara, 1957-1960.

Reserach director Sperry Rand Research Center, 1960-1961, Servo Mechanisms, Inc., 1961-1963. Director applied research Autonetics division North America Aviation, Anaheim, California, 1963-1965. Director physical science Northrop Space Laboratory, 1965-1967.

Director engineering Northrop Corporation, Beverly Hills, California, 1967-1970. Manager physical systems research and development Southern California Edison, Rosemead, 1976-1984. Consultant, since 1984.

Consultant National Bureau Standards, 1956-1962. Member panel National Academy of Sciences, 1967-1970, 71.

Achievements

• James Wallace Moyer has been listed as a noteworthy physicist, consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member panel National Academy Science, 1967-1970, 71. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (senior), American Physical Society, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Nedra Blake, September 10, 1940. Married Ruth Pierce Hughes, January 23, 1993.A.B., Cornell Univercity, 1938. Children: JeffryMark, Elaine, Virginia, Julia.

Father:

Wallace Earl Moyer

Mother:

Viola (Hook) Moyer

Spouse:

Ruth Pierce Hughes

Spouse:

Nedra Blake

child:

Elaine Moyer

child:

Julia Moyer

child:

Jeffry Mark Moyer

child:

Virginia Moyer