Background
Wright, William Vaughn was born on September 15, 1931 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States. Son of Joseph Guerrant and Myrtle Maurine (McMasters) Wright.
researcher computer science educator
Wright, William Vaughn was born on September 15, 1931 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States. Son of Joseph Guerrant and Myrtle Maurine (McMasters) Wright.
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Duke University, 1953. Master of Science in applied mathematics, Harvard University, 1954. Doctor of Philosophy in computer science, University North Carolina, 1972.
Senior engineer, International Business Machines Corporation, Poughkeepsie, New York, 1958-1971; senior engineer, International Business Machines Corporation, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, 1971-1990; research professor computer science, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1990-1996; retired, 1996.
Married Anne Marie Carleton, June 12, 1955. Children: Audrey Wright Meyer, David, Wendy Wright Thomas.