Background
Lane, Richard N. was born on February 6, 1919 in Eagle Pass, Texas, United States.
consultant Acoustical company executive
Lane, Richard N. was born on February 6, 1919 in Eagle Pass, Texas, United States.
Bachelor, University Texas, Austin, 1940; Master of Arts, University Texas, Austin, 1941.
Acoustical engineer, Radio Corporation of America, 1941;
research associate underwater sound laboratory, Harvard University, 1941-1942;
project engineer Sonar section, Radio Corporation of America Corporation, 1942-1946;
project physicist, Defense Research Lab, University Texas, Austin, 1946-1948;
assistant director, also in charge of acoustics division, Defense Research Lab, University Texas, 1950-1957;
manager airborne magnetic surveys section, Edgar Tobin Aerial Surveys, San Antonio, 1948-1949;
private practice acoustics consultant, Austin, Texas, since 1950;
president, Tracor, Inc., Austin, 1955-1970;
Chairman of the Board, Tracor, Inc., Austin, 1955-1972;
Chairman of the Board, TCC, Inc., Austin, 1970-1972. Board directors Data Disc, Inc., American National Bank. Board directors, chief finance officer Sum X Corporation, Austin, since 1982.
President Lamac Environments, Inc., Austin, 1972-1974, Gruy Federal, Inc., Houston and Arlington, Virginia, 1976-1982. Technical director measurements and analysis Long-Range Acoustic Propagation Project, Office of Naval Research, Arlington, 1974-1976. Visiting professor architecture and planning University Texas, Austin, 1959-1964.
Member American Management Association, Acoustical Society of America, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Explorers Club, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Beta Gamma Sigma.
Son of William Bartlett and Virginia (Gardner) L. Married Estelle Speed, April 5, 1942. Children: William B., Martha, Richard N., Laura.