Background
Thomas, Ruble Anderson was born on July 14, 1921 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. Son of James A. and Grace (Smith) Thomas.
consultant Utility company executive
Thomas, Ruble Anderson was born on July 14, 1921 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. Son of James A. and Grace (Smith) Thomas.
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1947. Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1948. Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1949.
Student, Oak Ridge School Reactor Technology, 1953—1954.
Electric design engineer Commonwealth & Southern Corporation, Birmingham, 1948. With Southern Company Services Inc., 1949—1986. Manager nuclear power, 1959—1965.
Assistant to president, 1965—1966. Vice president, 1966—1986, Georgia Power Company, 1984—1986. Nuclear power consultant, since 1986.
1st lieutenant Army of the United States, 1943-1944, 1st lieutenant United States Army Air Force, 1944-1946.
Member Southern Interstate Nuclear Board, 1966—1977. Director Power Reactor Development Company, Detroit, 1968—1973. Trustee High Temperature Reactor Development Associates, 1962—1973.
Member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Electric Power Research Institute, Edison Electric Institute, Atomic Industrial Forum, American Nuclear Society (director), Kiwanis, Downtown, Inverness Country.
Married Mary Jo Bass, February 16, 1941. Children: James Lewis, Janice Thomas Jones.