Background
Tanttila, Walter Hjalmer was born on November 21, 1922 in Sax, Minnesota, United States. Son of Herman and Rose Amelia (Koskenniska) Tanttila.
Tanttila, Walter Hjalmer was born on November 21, 1922 in Sax, Minnesota, United States. Son of Herman and Rose Amelia (Koskenniska) Tanttila.
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, University Minnesota, 1948. Master of Arts, University Minnesota, 1950. Doctor of Philosophy, University Washington, Seattle, 1955.
Teaching & research assistant University Washington, 1952—1955. Assistant professor, physics Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1955—1958. Assistant professor to professor, physics University Colorado, Boulder, since 1958.
Consultant Martin-Marietta, Denver, 1962—1964. Visiting professor Oregon State University, Corvallis, 1972—1973, University Turku, Finland, 1982. With United States Coast Guard, 1966-1967.
Member of American Physical Society, Phi Lambda Upsilon, Tau Beta Pi.
Married Inez Irene Lyman, June 20, 1951 (divorced October 1962). Children: Patricia, Margaret, Harvey. Married Patricia Katherine Turner, May 10, 1964.
Children: Amelia, Liisa, Reino.