Background
Carter, William Walton was born on November 7, 1921 in Pensacola, Florida, United States. Son of Eugene Hudson and Nannie (Ledyard) Carter.
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William Walton Carter
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Bachelor of Science, Carnegie Institute Technology, 1943; Master of Science, California Institute Technology, 1948; Doctor of Philosophy, California Institute Technology, 1949.
Career
Atomic, thermonuclear Weapon research and development, group leader weapons physics group, weapons division, Los Alamos Science Laboratory, 1949-1959; project leader 1st thermonuclear weapon to enter regular national stockpile, also member joint working committee, Los Alamos Science Laboratory chief scientist, Army Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, 1959-1967; assistant director nuclear programs, defense research and engineering, Office Secretary Defense, Washington, 1967-1971; associate director, Harry Diamond laboratories United States Army, 1971-1974; technical director, Harry Diamond laboratories United States Army, 1975-1984; also chairman staff development council, Harry Diamond laboratories United States Army senior scientist, Pacific-Sierra Research, Arlington, Virginia, 1984-1994; scientific consultant nuclear treaty monitoring, since 1994. Designer, deployer instruments to verify nuclear treaties. Chairman steering committee Huntsville Research Institute.
Achievements
Membership
Served to Lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1946. Associate fellow American Institute Aeronautics an Astronautics. Member American Physical Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Defense Preparedness Association, American Institute Physics, Association United States Army.
Connections
Married Elizabeth Jean Dedick, June 11, 1945. Children— Carolyn A., Susan J., Judith J., Paul W.
