Background
Tufte was born on May 30, 1932 in Northfield, Minnesota, United States; the son of Ole Nels Tufte and Stella Josephine (Lundene) Tufte.
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Tufte received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Physics from St. Olaf College in 1954.
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Tufte earned his Doctor of Philosophy degree in Physics from Northwestern University in 1960.
Tufte was born on May 30, 1932 in Northfield, Minnesota, United States; the son of Ole Nels Tufte and Stella Josephine (Lundene) Tufte.
Tufte received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Physics from St. Olaf College in 1954. Six years later he earned his Doctor of Philosophy degree in Physics from Northwestern University.
Tufte began his career as a research scientist at Honeywell Inc. in Hopkins in 1960. Nine years later he took a position of a research manager at Honeywell Inc. in Bloomington. Then in 1984, Obert was appointed a research fellow at the same company. He served as a chief scientist at Honeywell Inc. from 1987 to 1993. In 1994 Tufte became a private consultant.
Tufte is a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, American Physical Society and Sigma Xi.
On December 29, 1956 Obert Tufte married Doris Helen Wisbroecker. They have 4 children.