Roderic MacDonald Scott

Background

Scott, Roderic MacDonald was born on April 9, 1916 in Sandusky, Ohio, United States. Son of William Charles and Margaret Carol (Scott) Scott.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Physics, Case School Applied Science, 1938. Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1939. Doctor of Philosophy in Astronomy, Harvard University, 1945.

Career

Instructor physics, Vanderbilt University, 1941; research associate, Harvard University, 1942-1945; research physicist, Sharples Corporation, Philadelphia, 1946-1948; with, Perkin Elmer Corporation, 1948-1980; vice president, Perkin Elmer Corporation, 1965-1980; chief scientist, Perkin Elmer Corporation, 1965-1969; technical director optical technical division, Perkin Elmer Corporation, Danbury, Connecticut, 1969-1976; principal scientist, Perkin Elmer Corporation, 1976-1980; retired, 1980. Consultant in optics, 1980-1990.

Achievements

• Roderic MacDonald Scott has been listed as a notable optical scientist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board directors Perkin Fund. Fellow Optical Society of America (director, David Richardson medal 1973, 76). Member United States National Committee International Commission Optics (vice president 1970-1972), Physical Society, Society Photogrammetry, Society Photo-Optical Engineers (director, executive vice president 1975-1976, George W. Goddard award 1977, President's award 1986).

Connections

Son of; married Joyce Ris Komanec, December 22, 1938. Children: Roderic MacDonald, Jeffrey Anderson, Dane Chapman.

Father:

William Charles Scott

Mother:

Margaret Carol (Scott) Scott

Spouse:

Joyce Ris Komanec

child:

Jeffrey Anderson Scott

child:

Roderic MacDonald Scott

child:

DaneChapman Scott