Background
Terhune, Robert William was born on February 8, 1926 in Detroit, Michigan, United States.
Terhune, Robert William was born on February 8, 1926 in Detroit, Michigan, United States.
Bachelor of Science, University of Michigan, 1947; Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, University of Michigan, 1957; Master of Arts, Dartmouth College, 1948.
Supervisor digital computation and logic design section Willow Run laboratories, University of Michigan, 1951-1954; research physicist, University of Michigan, 1954-1959; manager Solid State Physics Laboratory, University of Michigan, 1959-1960; research physicist Science Laboratory, Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Michigan, 1960-1965; manager physics electronics department, Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Michigan, 1965-1975; senior staff scientist engineering and research staff, Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Michigan, 1976-1987; senior member technical staff, Jet Propulsion Laboratory California Technology, 1988-1994; consultant, Jet Propulsion Laboratory California Technology, since 1995. Visiting scholar Stanford University, 1975-1976.
Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Optical Society American (editor journal 1984-1987, Frederic Ives medal 1992), American Physical Society.
Married; 2 children.