Background
Formwalt, John McClellan was born on May 24, 1915 in Florence, Alabama, United States. Son of John McClellan and Elizabeth Mary (Ross) Formwalt.
physicist research scientist company executive
Formwalt, John McClellan was born on May 24, 1915 in Florence, Alabama, United States. Son of John McClellan and Elizabeth Mary (Ross) Formwalt.
Bachelor of Arts Mathematics and English, Carson-Newman College, 1937. Master of Arts in Physics, Duke University, 1939.
Instructor to assistant professor Presbyterian Junior College, Maxton, North Carolina, 1939—1940. Physicist United States Navy, San Diego and Newport, Rhode Island, 1940-1975. Consultant Norton, Massachusetts, 1975-1982.
Director, chairman, senior scientist The Associated Corporation, Newport and San Diego, 1981—1988. Physicist Joint Task Force One, Bikini Atoll, 1946. Research associate Institute for Naval Studies, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1963-1964.
Executive director Azores Fixed Acoustic Range, Cascais, Portugal, 1971-1974.
Chairman Conservation Commission, Middletown, Rhode Island, 1977-1979, chairman Housing Study Commission, Middletown, Rhode Island, 1978-1979. Board directors Mountain Youth Resources, Inc., Sylva, North Carolina, 1992-1995. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (senior ), Computer Society Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Oceanic Engineering Society Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, American Physical Society.
Married Sara Jamison, August 19, 1941 (deceased 1960). Married Phyllis Wheeler, 1964 (divorced 1968). Married Elizabeth Sunderland Bent, December 23, 1968 (deceased 2004).