Background
Ware, Willis Howard was born on August 31, 1920 in Atlantic City. Son of Willis and Ethel (Rosswork) Ware.
Ware, Willis Howard was born on August 31, 1920 in Atlantic City. Son of Willis and Ethel (Rosswork) Ware.
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, University Pennsylvania, 1941. Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1942. Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering, Princeton University, 1951.
Research engineer, Hazeltine electronics corporation, Little Neck, New York, 1942-1946;
member research staff, Institute Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey, 1946-1951;
member research staff, North American Aviation, Downey, California, 1951-1952;
member corporation research staff, Rand Corporation, Santa Monica, California, since 1952. Adjunct Professor University of California at Los Angeles Extension Service, 1955-1968. First chairman American Federation Information Processing Socs., 1961, 62.
Chairman Department of Health, Education and Welfare secretary's Advisory Committee on Automated Personal Data Systems, 1971-1973. Member Privacy Protection Study Commission, 1975-1977, vice chairman, 1975-1977. Member numerous other advisory groups, special committees for federal government, since 1959.
Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Centennial medal 1984), American Association for the Advancement of Science, Association for Computing Machinery. Member National Academy of Engineering, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Sigma Xi, Eta Kappa Nu, Pi Mu Epsilon, Tau Beta Pi.
Married Floy Hoffer, October 10, 1943. Children– Deborah Susanne Ware Pinson, David Willis, Alison Floy Ware Manoli.