Background
Barnard, Robert Dane was born on March 17, 1929 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Robert Dane and Kathleen (Drake) Barnard.
researcher Engineering and science educator
Barnard, Robert Dane was born on March 17, 1929 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Robert Dane and Kathleen (Drake) Barnard.
Bachelor of Electrical Engineering, New York Polytechnic University, 1952. Master of Electrical Engineering, New York Polytechnic University, 1955. Doctor of Philosophy, Case Western Reserve University, 1959.
Member technical staff, Bell Telephone laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey, 1959-1965; professor department electrical and computer engineering, Wayne State University, Detroit, since 1965. Consultant General Motors Research laboratories, Warren, Michigan, 1979-1989, Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Michigan, since 1994.
With United States Navy, 1946-1948, 52-53.
Married Jean Ruth McMahan, July 23, 1949. Children: Christine, Laura, Timothy, Janet.