Background
Barbour,, William Ernest was born in 1909 in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Son of William Ernest and Mabel Ridgway (Hair) Barbour.
Barbour,, William Ernest was born in 1909 in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Son of William Ernest and Mabel Ridgway (Hair) Barbour.
Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Consultant in field industrial instrumentation, 1933-1936. With Raytheon Manufacturing Corporation, 1936-1939, Boston Edison Company, 1939-1941. President Tracerlab, Inc., Boston, 1946-1957, Controls for Radiation, Inc., 1957-1958.
Consultant nuclear and magnetic fields, 1965-1992. President Magnion, Inc., 1960-1965. Executive secretary Association Nuclear Instrument Manufacturers, 1966-1992.
Director QSC Industries, General Aircraft Corporation. Consultant technical utilization National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Member New England Governors Committee on Atomic Energy, also.
Atomic Industrial Forum. Member alumni council Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Member council atomic energy National Industrial Conference Board, 1955-1992.
Member Southern Regional Education Board Nuclear Energy Development Project, 1955-1956.
Board corporators Emerson Hospital, 1968-1970. Served with United States Army Air Force, 1941-1946. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (administrative committee group on nulcear science), American Standards Association (member nuclear standards board), American Institute Electrical Engineers (member standards committee, Geneva observer 1956, chairman committee nucleonics 1954-1957), American Nuclear Society (director 1954-1956), National Pilots Association, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, Aero Club New England (director 1969-1992, president 1970-1971), Concord Country Club, Delta Kappa Epsilon.
Married Georgiana Whitney, December 16, 1950. Children: Alicia Barbour Megowen, Georgiana Barbour Gagnon. Married second: Anne King, December 31, 1987.
