Background
Giffen, Robert Henry was born on February 10, 1922 in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Florin McKee and Helen Marilla (Daggett) Giffen.
Giffen, Robert Henry was born on February 10, 1922 in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Florin McKee and Helen Marilla (Daggett) Giffen.
Bachelor of Science, Newark College Engineering, 1943; Master of Science, Iowa State University, 1947; Doctor of Philosophy, Iowa State University, 1951.
Control chemist, General Chemical Company, Edgewater, New Jersey, 1943-1944; chemical engineer, University of California, Los Alamos, New Mexico, 1944-1946; research engineer, Iowa State University, Ames, 1947-1951; senior engineer, Westinghouse Electric, West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, 1951-1957; supervising engineer, Westinghouse Electric, West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, 1957-1969; managing engineer, Westinghouse Electric, West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, 1969-1972; advisory engineer, Westinghouse Electric, West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, since 1972.
Sergeant United States Army, 1944-1946. Member American Institute Chemical Engineers.
Married Coral Bernice Hunter, August 28, 1949. Children: Susan Joan, Robert Henry Junior, Diana Maureen.