Background
French, Kenneth Edward was born on April 16, 1929 in Elyria, Ohio, United States. Son of Kenneth and Marguerite Frances (Willems) French.
French, Kenneth Edward was born on April 16, 1929 in Elyria, Ohio, United States. Son of Kenneth and Marguerite Frances (Willems) French.
Bachelor of Science in Engineering, California Institute of Technology, 1953. Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1957. Degree in Mechanical Engineering, University Santa Clara, 1968.
From junior engineer to design engineer A Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, Burbank, California, 1952-1955. Senior engineer Sandberg-Serrell Corporation, Pasadena, 1956-1957. Chief engineer Irvin Air Chute Company, Glendale, 1957-1958.
From research engineer to program engineer Lockheed Missiles and Space Company, Sunnyvale, Huntsville, Alabama, Austin, Texas, 1981-1988. Retired, 1989
Lecturer mechanical engineering San Jose (California) State University, 1974-1979.
With United States Army, 1946-1948. Member American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (chairman Santa Clara Valley section 1974, Centennial Medallion 1980), Sons of the American Revolution, Mensa.
Married Stella Rogers Wallace, 1958 (divorced 1981). Children: Robyne Horn, Catherine Curcuruto, Marion Korte. Married Mary Lyons McEvoy, October 23, 1982.