Background
Norwood, Virginia Tower was born on January 8, 1927 in Fort Totten, New York, United States. Daughter of John Vogler and Eleanor (Monroe) Tower.
Norwood, Virginia Tower was born on January 8, 1927 in Fort Totten, New York, United States. Daughter of John Vogler and Eleanor (Monroe) Tower.
Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1947.
Physicist, Signal Corps Engineering laboratories, Belmar, New Jersey, 1948-1953; senior engineer, Sylvania Electronic Defense Laboratory, Sunnyvale, California, 1953-1954; laboratory scientist, Hughes Aircraft Company, Culver City, California, 1954-1990; consultant, Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, California, 1992-1993; retired, 1993.
Member corporation visiting committee Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1976-1978. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (life, senior, professional group secretary), Sigma Xi (emeritus).
Married Lawrence Norwood, June 5, 1947. Children: Naomi, Peter, David. Married Maurice Schaeffer, December 29, 1982.