Background
Frye, William Emerson was born on June 20, 1917 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Nels and Lillie (Hagman) Frye.
Frye, William Emerson was born on June 20, 1917 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Nels and Lillie (Hagman) Frye.
Associate of Arts, Danville Area Community College, Illinois, 1935. Bachelor of Arts Illinois, 1937. Master of Science, University Illinois, 1938.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Chicago, 1941.
Group leader, then assistant section head, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, 1942-1946;
group leader, North America Aviation, Inc., Los Angeles, 1946-1948;
staff member, Rand Corporation, Santa Monica, California, 1948-1956;
department manager, Lockheed Missiles and Space Company, Palo Alto, California, 1956-1959;
consulting scientist, Lockheed Missiles and Space Company, Palo Alto, California, 1959-1968;
staff scientist, Lockheed Missiles and Space Company, Palo Alto, California, since 1968. Research advising committee National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, 1960-1964. Lecturer in engineering University of California at Los Angeles, 1948-1956.
Lecturer in electrical engineering Stanford (California) U., 1960, 62, 64, 68.
Calendar editor Council for Arts, Palo Alto, 1964-1968. Association fellow American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Member American Astronautical Society (board directors 1960-1964), American Physical Society, Sigma Xi, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Elizabeth K. Sayler, June 13, 1942 (deceased 1990). Children: Ann, James.