Robert Samson Buritz

Background

Buritz, Robert Samson was born on February 6, 1919 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Joseph Frederick Buritz and Hazel de Guise.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, University Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1941.

Career

Division engineer Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Bloomfield, New Jersey, 1941—1946. Research engineer University Michigan Institute Engineering Research, Ann Arbor, 1946—1948. Physicist Westinghouse Research Laboratory, Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania, 1949—1955.

Chief project engineer Thomas A. Edison Industries, East Orange, New Jersey, 1955—1957. Manager beam tube engineering National Company, Malden, Massachusetts, 1957—1960. Project manager High Voltage Engineering Corporation, Burlington, 1960—1965.

Senior scientist Hughes Aircraft Company, Culver City, California, 1965—1989.

Achievements

• Robert Samson Buritz has been listed as a noteworthy electrical engineer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of Tau Beta Pi, Eta Kappa Nu, Phi Eta Sigma.

Interests

• Photography, travel.

Connections

Married Shirley Elaine Nelson, January 8, 1945. Children: Bhagavan, Deborah Taylor, Pamela Buritz-Dew, Kimberley.

Father:

Joseph Frederick Buritz Hazel

Mother:

Hazel

Spouse:

Shirley Elaine Nelson

child:

Deborah Taylor Buritz

child:

Bhagavan Buritz

child:

Kimberley Buritz

child:

Pamela Buritz-Dew Buritz