John Frederick Kalbach

Background

Kalbach, John Frederick was born on January 2, 1914 in Seattle, Washington, United States. Son of Taylor Patterson and Pauline (Stopplemann) Kalbach.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering magna cum laude, University Washington, 1937.

Career

Recording equipment designer, Seattle Recording Studios, 1935-1937; electrical equipment designer, General Electric Company, Fort Wayne Indiana, Schenectady, New York and Lynn, Massachusetts, 1937-1947; staff scientist, Van de Graff Accelerator, Los Alamos, New Mexico, 1947-1951; analog computer designer, engineering manager, Miller Instruments, Pasadena, California, 1951-1955; various design management positions, ElectoData and Burroughs Company, Pasadena, 1955-1979; consultant, owner, Kalbach Engineering Associations, Altadena, California, 1979-1988. Lecturer engineering University of California, Berkeley, 1947-1948.

Achievements

• Registered professional engineer, California.

Membership

Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Institute Advancement Engineering. Member American Society Computing Machinery, Electrostatic Society of America Clubs: Electronic.

Connections

Married Bettina Truesdale Cook, December 28, 1939. Children: David Patterson, Jean Louise Kalbach Dent, Paul Douglas.

Father:

Taylor Patterson Kalbach

Mother:

Pauline (Stopplemann) Kalbach

Spouse:

Bettina Truesdale Cook

child:

Jean Louise Kalbach Dent Kalbach

child:

Paul Douglas Kalbach

child:

David Patterson Kalbach