W. John Tomlinson

Background

Tomlinson, W. John was born on April 3, 1938 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of W. John and Olive (Greatorex) Tomlinson.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1960; Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1963.

Career

Senior scientist, Edgerton, Germeshausen & Grier, Bedford, Massachusetts, 1963; member technical staff, Bell laboratories, Holmdel, New Jersey, 1965-1981; supervisor, Bell laboratories, Allentown, New Jersey, 1981-1983; district research manager, Bell Communications Research, Red Bank, New Jersey, since 1984.

Achievements

• W. John Tomlinson has been listed as a noteworthy Physicist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Captain United States Army, 1963-1965. Fellow Optical Society American. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (senior), American Physical Society.

Connections

Married Barbara J. Kellog, June 10, 1961. 1 child, Robin B. Tomlinson Van Buren.

Father:

W. John Tomlinson

Mother:

Olive (Greatorex) Tomlinson

Spouse:

Barbara J. Kellog

child:

Robin B. Tomlinson Van Buren Tomlinson