Background
Horton, Wilfred Henry was born on May 27, 1918 in Newark, Nottingham, England. Son of Henry and Alice M. (Spence) Horton.
Horton, Wilfred Henry was born on May 27, 1918 in Newark, Nottingham, England. Son of Henry and Alice M. (Spence) Horton.
Bachelor of Science in Mathematics with honors, University College, Nottingham, 1940. Engineer, Stanford University, 1959.
With, De Havilland Aircraft Company, Hatfield, England, 1940-1945; with, Percival Aircraft, Luton, England, 1945-1950; senior science officer, Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough, England, 1950-1954; principal science officer, Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough, England, 1954-1957; associate professor, Stanford (California) U., 1959-1967; professor, Georgia Institute Technology, Atlanta, 1967-1984; professor emeritus, U. System Georgia, since 1985. Consultant various organizations.
Married Margaret E. Haskard. Children: Richard, Sheila, David, Jennifer.