Background
Herrick, Samuel was born on May 29, 1911 in Madison County, Virginia, United States. Son of Samuel and Fanny (Field) Herrick.
Herrick, Samuel was born on May 29, 1911 in Madison County, Virginia, United States. Son of Samuel and Fanny (Field) Herrick.
Bachelor of Arts, Williams College, 1932, Doctor of Science, 1962. Doctor of Philosophy, University California, Berkeley, 1936.
Armed Forces Morrison fellow Lick Observatory, 1936-1937. Acting assistant professor astronomy U. Washington, 1937. Instructor University of California, Los Angeles, 1937-1942, assistant professor, 1942-1947, associate professor, 1947-1952, professor astronomy, 1959-1962, professor astronomy and engineering, 1962, department chairman astronomy, 1943-1945, 46-51.
Hunsaker professor Massachusetts Institute Technology, 1961-1962.
Mathematician National Bureau Standards, 1948-1949. Orbit determination consultant government, industry, 1947.
Guggenheim fellow, 1945-1946, 52-53.
Fellow British Institute Navigation (honorary. Member), Royal Astronomical Society, American Astronautical Society, British Interplanetary Society, American Institute Aeronautics an Astronautics (director 1963-1965). Member Institute Navigation (executive secretary 1945-1952, president 1952-1953, chairman space navigation committee 1957-1960).
Member International Astronomical Union, American Astronomical Society, International Academy Astronautics, Astronomical Society Pacific, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Betulia Toro, June 15, 1934. Children: Henry Toro (killed in action in Vietnam, 1965), Nike Toro, Samuel Rufus.