Background
Beyster, John Robert was born on July 26, 1924 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of John Frederick and Lillian Edith (Jondro) Beyster.
Beyster, John Robert was born on July 26, 1924 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of John Frederick and Lillian Edith (Jondro) Beyster.
Bachelor of Science in Engineering, University Michigan, 1945; Master of Science, University of Michigan, 1948; Doctor of Philosophy, University Michigan, 1950.
Member staff Los Alamos Science Laboratory, 1951—1956. Chairman department accel. physics Gulf General Atomic Company, San Diego, 1957—1969. Founder, president, Chief Executive Officer, chairman board Science Applications, Inc., La Jolla, 1969—2003.
Member Joint Strategic Target Planning Staff, Science Advisory Group, Omaha, 1978. Panel member National Measurement Laboratory Evaluation panel for Radiation Research, Washington, 1983. Director Scripps Bancorp, La Jolla, 1983.
Founder Foundation for Enterprise Development, La Jolla, California, 1986. With United States Navy, 1943-1946.
With United States Navy, 1943-1946. Fellow American Nuclear Society, American Physical Society. Member National Academy of Engineering.
Married Betty Jean Brock, September 8, 1955. Children: James Frederick, Mark Daneil, Mary Annual.