Background
Harrington, Walter Joel was born on November 9, 1916 in Salamanca, New York, United States. Son of Carl Ramon and Clara Frances (Bunce) Harrington.
Harrington, Walter Joel was born on November 9, 1916 in Salamanca, New York, United States. Son of Carl Ramon and Clara Frances (Bunce) Harrington.
Bachelor of Arts, Cornell Univercity, 1937; Master of Arts, Cornell Univercity, 1938; Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell Univercity, 1941.
Instructor mathematics, Pennsylvania State College, 1941-1944; research associate, Allegany Ballistics Laboratory, Maryland., 1944-1946; visiting assistant professor mathematics, Cornell Univercity, 1946-1947; assistant professor mathematics, Pennsylvania State College, 1947-1951; associate professor, Pennsylvania State College, 1951-1957; professor, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, 1957-1982; professor emeritus, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, since 1982. Project director Office Science Research Grants, United States Air Force, 1967-1972.
Member American Mathematics Society, Mathematics Association American, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, Sigma Xi, Pi Mu Epsilon.
Married Hazel Irene Cheney, August 23, 1941. Children— Rachel (Mistress LeRoy E. Doggett), James Edward.