Robert Ivan Hildebrand

Background

Hildebrand, Robert Ivan was born on September 26, 1925 in Lisbon, Ohio, United States. Son of Howard Dudley and Esther Sharpless (Keely) Hildebrand.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Kent (Ohio) State University, 1950; Master of Science, U. Pittsburgh, 1956.

Career

Engineer, Westinghouse Airbrake Company, Swissvale, Pennsylvania, 1953-1955; senior engineer, The Martin Company, Baltimore, 1955-1959; research staff member, General dynamics corporation, San Diego, 1959-1962; nuclear engineer, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Lewis Research Center, Cleveland, 1962-1973; product engineer, Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Michigan, 1973-1974; project engineer, United States Army Tank Automotive Command, Warren, Michigan, 1975-1989; retired, United States Army Tank Automotive Command, Warren, Michigan, 1989; teacher part-time, Wayne County Schools, Wooster, Ohio., since 1989. Conductor symposium on probabilistic design procedures for designing reliability into products.

Achievements

• Robert Ivan Hildebrand has been listed as a noteworthy Nuclear physicist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

With United States Army, 1943-1945. Member American Physical Society.

Connections

Married Ruby Ethel Smith, June 22, 1947. Children: Laura Ann, Robert Douglas, Mary Jayne.

Father:

Howard Dudley Hildebrand

Mother:

Esther Sharpless (Keely) Hildebrand

Spouse:

Ruby Ethel Smith

child:

Robert Douglas Hildebrand

child:

Mary Jayne Hildebrand

child:

Laura Ann Hildebrand