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Leight, Walter Gilbert was born on November 19, 1922 in New York City. Son of Hyman and Celia (Kandel) Leight.
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Walter Gilbert Leight, American government official. Recipient Bronze medal, Department Commerce, 1979, Silver medal, City College of New York, 1942. Captain United States Air Force, 1943-1946. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science; member Operations Research Society of America, Standards Engineering Society, American Meteorological Society.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, City College of New York, 1942. Postgraduate, Columbia University, 1942. Postgraduate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1943.
Career
Teacher physics, math, Townsend Harris High School, New York City, 1941-1942; meteorologist, United States Weather Bureau, Washington, 1946-1953; operations research analyst/division chief, Operations Evaluation Group, Center for Naval Analyses, Roslyn, Virginia, 1953-1970; progressive manager, National Bureau Studies, Gaithersburg, Maryland., 1971-1974; chief office of consumer product safety, National Bureau Studies, 1975-1981; chief office Studies. code and information, assistant associate director for independent/std, National Bureau Studies, 1981-1988; deputy associate director for independent and Studies., National Bureau Studies, 1989; deputy director office Studies. services, National Bureau Studies, since 1990. Advisory board Cybernetics Research Institute, Washington, 1963-1974.
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Captain United States Air Force, 1943-1946. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member Operations Research Society of America, Standards Engineering Society, American Meteorological Society.
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Married Frances Sava Egdal, January 11, 1948. Children: Claudia Robin, Kenneth Adam.
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