Background
Karplus, Walter J. was born on April 23, 1927 in Vienna, Austria. Son of Robert and Garda Karplus. came to the United States, 1938.
Karplus, Walter J. was born on April 23, 1927 in Vienna, Austria. Son of Robert and Garda Karplus. came to the United States, 1938.
Bachelor of Electrical Engineering, Cornell Univercity, 1949; Master of Science, University of California at Berkeley, 1951; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California at Los Angeles, 1955.
Field engineer, Sun Oil Corporation, 1949-1950; research engineer, International Geophysics, Inc., Los Angeles, 1951-1952; professor engineering and applied science, University of California at Los Angeles, since 1955; chairman computer science department, University of California at Los Angeles, 1972-1979, 94-95. Co-founder, Chairman of the Board Torr laboratories, Inc.
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Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1945-1946. Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Member Association Computing Machinery, Society Computer Simulation, Sigma Xi.
Married Takako Kohda, February 8, 1969. Children– Maya, Anthony.