Norman Wells Mather

Background

Mather, Norman Wells was born on April 29, 1914 in Upland, California, United States. Son of Wiley Wells and Glenn (Shaw) Mather.

Education

Student, Chaffey Junior College, 1932-1933; Bachelor of Science in Elec. Engineering, University of California at Berkeley, 1936; Master of Science in Engineering, Princeton University, 1947.

Career

Engineer, Otis Elevator Company, San Francisco, Los Angeles, also Yonkers, New York, 1936-1942; member of faculty, Princeton University, 1946-1982; associate professor electrical engineering, Princeton University, 1947-1958; professor, Princeton University, 1958-1982; professor emeritus, Princeton University, 1982-1990; associate, Project Matterhorn, 1952-1961; associate, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, 1961-1971.

Membership

Served from ensign to lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1946. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Association Princeton Graduate Alumni (secretary-treasurer 1963-1971), The Old Guard of Princeton Club, Sigma Xi, Eta Kappa Nu.

Connections

Married Mary Adele Clark, June 10, 1939. Children: John Norman, Margaret Annual.

Father:

Wiley Wells Mather

Mother:

Glenn (Shaw) Mather

Spouse:

Mary Adele Clark

child:

John Norman Mather

child:

Margaret Annual Mather