Martin Walt

Background

Walt, Martin was born on June 1, 1926 in West Plains, Missouri, United States. Son of Martin and Dorothy (Mantz) Walt.

Education

Bachelor of Science, California Institute Technology, 1950; Master of Sciences, University Wisconsin, 1951; Doctor of Philosophy, University Wisconsin, 1953.

Career

Staff member, Los Alamos Science Laboratory, 1953-1956; research scientist, manager physics, Lockheed Missiles and Space Company, Palo Alto (California) Research Laboratory, 1956-1971; director physical science, Lockheed Missiles and Space Company, Palo Alto (California) Research Laboratory, 1971-1986; director research, Lockheed Missiles and Space Company, Palo Alto (California) Research Laboratory, 1986-1993; consultant professor, Stanford University, since 1986. Member of advisory committee National Research Council, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department Defense, University of California Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory.

Achievements

• Martin Walt has been listed as a noteworthy Physicist, consulting educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1946. Fellow American Geophysical Union, American Physical Society. Member American Institute Physics (Board of Governors), Board Overseers for Superconducting Supercollider, Fremont Hills Country Club.

Connections

Married Mary Estelle Thompson, August 16, 1950. Children: Susan Mary, Stephen Martin, Anne Elizabeth, Patricia Ruth.

Father:

Martin Walt

Mother:

Dorothy (Mantz) Walt

Spouse:

Mary Estelle Thompson

child:

Patricia Ruth Walt

child:

Stephen Martin Walt

child:

Anne Elizabeth Walt

child:

Susan Mary Walt