Background
Talbert, Willard Lindley was born on March 8, 1932 in Casper, Wyoming, United States. Son of Willard L. Senior and Ellen Lunette (Goodlander) Talbert.
Talbert, Willard Lindley was born on March 8, 1932 in Casper, Wyoming, United States. Son of Willard L. Senior and Ellen Lunette (Goodlander) Talbert.
Bachelor cum laude, U. Colorado, 1954; Doctor of Philosophy, Iowa State University, 1960.
Research physicist, Ohio Oil Corporation, Littleton, Colorado, 1959-1962;
professor physics, Iowa State University, Ames, 1962-1976;
staff member, Los Alamos National Laboratory, 1976-1993;
retired, 1993. Visiting fellow Nobel Institute, Stockholm, 1970-1971. Member various advisory panels.
Consultant in field.
Fellow American Physical Society. Member Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi.
Married Mary Alice Williams, August 29, 1952. Children: Marc Alan, Kenneth Earl, Linda Sue, Cynthia Lunette.