Background
Rowe, William David was born on January 7, 1930 in Orange, New Jersey, United States. Son of Milton Harold and Pauline (Straus) Roethler.
(This work examines how society, or its agencies, can set ...)
This work examines how society, or its agencies, can set levels of acceptable risk for technological systems and programmes. Without simplifying complex issues, it provides techniques for addressing the problems of formal analysis of risk and the subjective issue of risk acceptance.
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Research and engineering executive
Rowe, William David was born on January 7, 1930 in Orange, New Jersey, United States. Son of Milton Harold and Pauline (Straus) Roethler.
Bachelor, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, 1952. Master of Science, University Pittsburgh, 1957. Master of Business Administration, University Buffalo, 1961.
Doctor of Philosophy, American University, 1973.
Deputy assistant administrator Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, 1972-1978. Professor decision and risk science American University, 1978-1980. Director American University Institute Risk Analysis, since 1980.
Manager PEER Consultant, Rockville, Maryland, 1983-1984. President Rowe Research & Engineering Company, Alexandria, Virginia, since 1983.
(This work examines how society, or its agencies, can set ...)
Member American Risk and Insurance Association (Eliezer Wright award 1979), American Institute of Electrical Engineers (various committees 1954-1964), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (senior member), American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society for Testing and Materials (research and planning committee 1980-1986), Systems Science Man and Cybernetics Society (founding), Science Society Exploration, Sigma Chi. Lodges: Masons, Kiwanis (president Falls Church chapter 1976), Shrine.
Married Jeanette Frease, May 4, 1957 (divorced October 1983). Children: William Junior, Andrea, Deirdre, Ryan. Married Karen Stone Terninko, June 27, 1987).