Background
Linvill, William Kirby was born on August 8, 1919 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Son of Thomas Grimes and Emma Kirby (Crayne) Linvill.
Linvill, William Kirby was born on August 8, 1919 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Son of Thomas Grimes and Emma Kirby (Crayne) Linvill.
Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics and Physics, William Jewell College, 1941. Bachelor of Arts/South.M. Entertainment Electrical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1945, Doctor of Science in Electrical
Engineering, 1949.
Assistant professor electrical engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1949-1953, associate professor, 1953-1956. Project leader Institute Defense Analysis, Pentagon, Washington, 1956-1958. Senior staff member electronics Rand Corporation, Santa Monica, California, 1958-1960.
Professor electrical engineering Stanford University, 1960-1964, chairman, professor Institute in Engineering-Economics Systems, 1964-1967, then professor, department chairman engineering economics systems
Battelle fellow, Columbus, Ohio, 1971-1972. Member visiting committee National Bureau Standards, Department Commerce.
Member of advisory commission on space and terrestrial applications National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Member Westinghouse Electronics Research Advisory Council, Pittsburgh.
Visiting professor electrical engineering University Texas, Austin.
Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Member National Academy Engineering, American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Married Bessie Blythe Burkhardt, June 28, 1942. Children: Barbara, Mary Lou, Thomas, Anne, Carl.