Background
Chesnut, Walter Granville was born on July 20, 1928 in Montclair, New Jersey, United States. Son of Roy William and Florence (Parmley) Chesnut.
Chesnut, Walter Granville was born on July 20, 1928 in Montclair, New Jersey, United States. Son of Roy William and Florence (Parmley) Chesnut.
Bachelor of Science in Engineering Physics, Lehigh University, 1950; Master of Science in Physics, Lehigh University, 1952; Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, U. Rochester, 1956.
Research associate, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York, 1956-1958; senior associate, G.C. Dewey Company. New York City, 1958-1962; senior principal scientist, Socially Responsible Investment International, Menlo Park, California, since 1962. Consultant Los Alamos Science Laboratory, since 1968.
Married JoAnn Smith, September 8, 1951 (divorced 1984). Children: Walter Roy, William Scott, Dean Stillwell, Ingrid Ann, Louise Allison.