Background
Whitmore, William Francis was born on January 6, 1917 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Charles Edward and Elizabeth Manning (Gardiner) Whitmore.
Whitmore, William Francis was born on January 6, 1917 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Charles Edward and Elizabeth Manning (Gardiner) Whitmore.
Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1938; Doctor of Philosophy (University fellow), University of California, Berkeley, 1941.
Mathematics physicist, Naval Ordnance Laboratory, 1941-1942;
instructor physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1942-1946;
senior staff member operations evaluation group, United States Navy, 1946-1957;
chief scientist special projects office, United States Navy, 1957-1959;
member chief scientist's staff missiles and space division, Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, 1959-1962;
deputy chief scientist, Lockheed Missiles & Space Company, Sunnyvale, California, 1962-1964;
assistant to president, Lockheed Missiles & Space Company, Sunnyvale, California, 1964-1969;
chief scientist (ocean systems), Lockheed Missiles & Space Company, Sunnyvale, California, 1969-1983;
consultant, Lockheed Missiles & Space Company, Sunnyvale, California, 1984-1988;
retired, 1988. Consultant evaluation board of United States Army Air Force, European Theatre of Operations, 1945. Science analyst to commanding general.1st Marine Wing, Korea, 1953.
Science analyst to assistant chief naval ops.for guided missiles, 1950-1956. Consultant advisory panel ordnance, transport and supply Director Defense Research and Engineering, 1958-1962. Member of advisory board Naval Ordnance laboratories, 1968-1975, chairman, 1968-1973.
Consultant marine board National Research Council, 1973-1980.
Member visiting committee mathematics department Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1971-1978. Fellow American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (associate). Member National Rifle Association (life), American Mathematics Society, Mathematics Association American, Optical Society of America, Operations Research Society of America, Cosmos Club, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.
Married Elizabeth Sherman Arnold, November 1, 1946. Children: Charles, Edward, Thomas, Peter.