Background
Ridenour, Louis Nicot was born on November 1, 1911 in Montclair, New Jersey, United States. Son of Louis Nicot and Clare (Wintersteen) Ridenour.
Ridenour, Louis Nicot was born on November 1, 1911 in Montclair, New Jersey, United States. Son of Louis Nicot and Clare (Wintersteen) Ridenour.
Bachelor of Science, University of Chicago, 1932. Doctor of Philosophy, California Institute Technology, 1936.
2 daus., Eleanor, Nancy Page. With Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey, 1935-1936. Instructor Princeton University, 1936-1938.
Assistant professor, University of Pennsylvania, 1938-1941, associate professor, 1941-1946, professor 1946-1947.
Professor physics, dean Graduate College, University of Illinois, 1947-1951, on leave as special assistant to Secretary of Air Force, 1950-1951. Director of research for Missile Systems division Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, 1956-1959, vice president in charge electronics and avionics division, since 1959.
Vice president International Telemeter Corporation Consultant, Secretary of War, 1942-1946, radar adviser United States Strategic War Forces in Europe, 1944, member radar committee, Combined Chiefs Staff, 1943-1945. Member division 5, division 15, National Defense Research Committee.
Fellow American Physical Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science (councillor), Institute of Radio Engineers. Member Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi. Clubs: Cosmos (Washington).
Married Gretchen Hinckley Kraemer, June 18, 1934.