Background

Dike, Sheldon Holland was born on October 23, 1916 in Atlantic City. Son of Clarence Sheldon and Ethelyn Flora (Holland) Dike.

Education

Student, Colgate University, 1936. Bachelor of Science in E.E, University New Mexico, 1941. Doctor of Philosophy, Johns Hopkins University, 1951.

Career

With department terrestrial magnetism Carnegie Institute, Washington, 1941-1942. Faculty University New Mexico, Albuquerque, 1942-1943, University Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1943-1944, Los Alamos Science Laboratory, 1944-1945, Glenn L. Martin Company, Baltimore, 1946-1947. Radiation laboratory Johns Hopkins University, 1947-1951.

With Sandia Corporation, Albuquerque, 1951-1956. President The Dikewood Corporation, 1956-1969, consultant, since 1970. President S.H. Dike & Company, Inc., Albuquerque, since 1967.

Programmer/analyst Hancock Dikewood Services, Inc., since 1980. President Edde Fund, Inc., Albuquerque, since 1967.

Achievements

• Patentee in field.

Works

Works Gallery

• book

  • The Territorial Post Offices of Arizona

Membership

Member State Small Business Council New Mexico, 1967. Member Governor's Commission on Humanities, 1967, Committee Economic Development, 1967, New Mexico Amigos, since 1966. Fellow American Physical Society, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

Member Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Joan Arlene Rebyor, November 28, 1971. Children: by previous marriage– Lawrence Sheldon, Walter Hopcraft, Robert Lindsay, Martin Spencer, Martha Mary.