Background
Vaile, Robert Brainard was born on May 5, 1907 in Oak Park, Illinois, United States. Son of Robert Brainard and Stella (Price) Vaile.
consulting electrical engineer
Vaile, Robert Brainard was born on May 5, 1907 in Oak Park, Illinois, United States. Son of Robert Brainard and Stella (Price) Vaile.
Bachelor of Science, California Institute Technology, 1927; Doctor of Philosophy, California Institute Technology, 1936.
Engineer, General Electric, Schenectady and Los Angeles, 1927-1932; instructor, Iowa State College, Ames, 1933-1936; instructor, U. Missouri, Columbia, 1937-1941; physicist, Naval Ordnance Laboratory, Washington, 1941-1946; research physicist, Armour Research Foundation, Chicago, 1946-1948; research physicist, Stanford Research Institute, Palo Alto, California, 1948-1958; director physics division, Stanford Research Institute, Palo Alto, California, 1958-1968. Construction engineering General Electric, Sunnyvale, California, Agbabian Jacobsen Associations, Los Angeles, United Technology Corporation, Sunnyvale, Electric Power Research Institute, Palo Alto, California, 1969-1979.
Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi.
Married Margaret Wichman, September 30, 1930 (deceased 1984). Children: Susan, David. Married Kathleen Bardwell, December 13, 1985.