Background
Gould, Roy Walter was born on April 25, 1927 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Roy Walter Gould and Rosamonde Belle (Stokes) Termain.
Gould, Roy Walter was born on April 25, 1927 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Roy Walter Gould and Rosamonde Belle (Stokes) Termain.
Bachelor of Science, California Institute of Technology, 1949. Doctor of Philosophy, California Institute of Technology, 1956. Master of Science, Stanford University, 1950.
With, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, since 1955; Executive officer for applied physics, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, 1972-1979; chairman division engineering and applied science, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, 1979-1984; Simon Ramo professor engineering, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, 1979-1996; professor emeritus, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, since 1996. Director division controlled thermonuclear research United States Energy Research and Development Agency, Washington, 1970-1972.
Served with United States Navy, 1945-1946. Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, American Physical Society (James Clerk Maxwell prize in plasma physics 1994). Member National Academy of Sciences, American Academy Arts and Sciences, National Academy Engineering.
Married Ethel Stratton, August 23, 1952. Children: Diana Stratton, Robert Clarke.