Background
Goss, Wilbur Hummon was born on June 16, 1911 in Tacoma. Son of Virgil Dow and Iva May (Hummon) Goss.
Goss, Wilbur Hummon was born on June 16, 1911 in Tacoma. Son of Virgil Dow and Iva May (Hummon) Goss.
Bachelor of Science, University Puget Sound, 1932. Doctor of Philosophy, University Washington, 1939.
Lecturer University British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, 1939-1940. Assistant professor New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, 1940-1942. Research physicist Applied Physics Lab Johns Hopkins University, Silver Spring, Maryland, 1942-1950, assistant director Applied Physics Lab, 1950-1967.
Part-time consultant, 1967-1976. Part-time consultant General Motors Corporation, Santa Barbara, California, 1967-1976. Vice president SeaTek Corporation, Santa Barbara, 1976-1986.
Fellow American Physical Society.
Married Mildred Carolyn Wallin, January 1, 1938. Children: Barry Doctorate., Carolyn M., Barbara South. Bachelor of Science, University Puget Sound, 1932.