Background
Harris, Orville R. was born on October 19, 1909 in Sedalia, Missouri, United States. Son of Thomas Lester and Lula Jane (Thomas) Harris.
Harris, Orville R. was born on October 19, 1909 in Sedalia, Missouri, United States. Son of Thomas Lester and Lula Jane (Thomas) Harris.
Electrical engineer (honorary), Washington University, 1932. Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Washington University, 1932. Master of Electrical Engineering, University Virginia, 1952.
Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, 1954.
Instructor American Advertising Federation Technology School, Rantoul, Illinois, 1940—1942. Aeronautical engineer National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Langley Field, Virginia, 1946—1951. Professor physics University Virginia, Charlottesville, 1948—1975.
Consultant Philip-Morris Research Center, Richmond, Virginia, 1948—1975, Old Dominion Manufacturing Company, Culpeper, 1969—1982. Physical scientist United States Army Charlottesville, since 1975. Major United States Army, 1942-1946.
Member Presidential Task Force, Washington, 1985. Member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (chairman central Virginia section 1968), Sigma Xi.
Married Doris M. Shockley, December 13, 1933 (deceased 1969). Children: Linda Michael, Thomas Arthur. Married Helen Duncan Barron, August 8, 1970.