Background
Rigrod, William Walter was born on March 29, 1913 in New York City. Son of Benjamin and Elizabeth (Block) Rigrod.
Rigrod, William Walter was born on March 29, 1913 in New York City. Son of Benjamin and Elizabeth (Block) Rigrod.
Bachelor of Science cum laude, Cooper Union Institute, 1934. Master of Science in Communication Engineering, Cornell University, 1941. DEE in Electrophysics, Polytechnic University, 1950.
Research scientist Ignatyev Research Institute, Moscow, 1934-1935, All-Union Electro-Technology Institute, Moscow, 1935-1939. Secretary, translator New York Times Bureau, 1939-1940. Electronics engineer Westinghouse Electrical Corporation, Bloomfield, New Jersey, 1941-1951.
Member technical staff Electronics Research Department Bell Telephone Labs, Murray Hill, 1951-1977. Team member Project Echo, BTL, Holmdel, New Jersey, 1960. Consultant Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico 1979-1988.
Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (life senior ), American Optical Society (emeritus), Sigma Xi (emertius). Clubs: German (Los Alamos and Santa Fe).
Married Elisabeth Gill, October 8, 1939.