Background
Heerden, Pieter J. van was born on April 14, 1915 in Utrecht, The Netherlands. Came to the United States, 1948. Son of Pieter J. and Cornelia (Fonkert) van Heerden.
Heerden, Pieter J. van was born on April 14, 1915 in Utrecht, The Netherlands. Came to the United States, 1948. Son of Pieter J. and Cornelia (Fonkert) van Heerden.
Bachelor of Science, University Utrecht, 1936. Doctor of Philosophy, University Utrecht, 1945.
Assistant professor Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1948-1953. Research fellow General Electric Research Laboratory, Schenectady, New York, 1953-1962, Polaroid Research Laboratory, Cambridge, 1962-1982.
Captain Royal Dutch Marines, 1945-1948. Fellow Optical Society. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, American Physical Society, Philosophy of Science Society, Cognitive Society.
Married Lois Blanchard, June 25, 1949. Children: Carol, Anne McLaughlin.