Background
Crandall, Walter Ellis was born on December 18, 1916 in Norwich, Connecticut, United States. Son of Louis M. and Bessie (Smith) Crandall.
Crandall, Walter Ellis was born on December 18, 1916 in Norwich, Connecticut, United States. Son of Louis M. and Bessie (Smith) Crandall.
Bachelor of Science in Physics, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Massachusetts, 1940. Royal Vector fellow, Stanford University, 1941. Doctor of Philosophy, University California, Berkeley, 1951.
Civilian with Naval Bureau Ordnance, 1941-1943. Physicist Berkeley Laboratory, University California Radiation Laboratory, 1948-1954, Lawrence Livermore (California) Laboratory, 1954-1962. With Northrop Corporation, 1962-1983, chief scientist research and technical center Palos Verdes, California, 1978-1983, corporation vice president, 1973-1978.
Consultant Boeing Corporation.
Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1945. Member Sigma Xi, Phi Gamma Delta. Clubs: Malibu LaCosta Beach (vice president 1973-1975).
Married Ellen Delaney, May 22, 1944. Children– Jacqueline Louise, Thomas Philip.