Landis, John W. (John William), 1917-

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Birth 1917

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Nuclear engineer. Educated at Lafayette College, the University of Rochester, and Princeton University. Consultant on guided missiles, U. S. Navy Department, 1946-1950; worked for the Educational Testing Service from 1948-1950 and the U. S. Atomic Energy Commission from 1950-1953. Associated with the Babcock and Wilcox Company from 1953- 1969, as Head of Customer Relations, 1953-1955, Assistant Manager, 1955-1962, and manager, 1962-1965, of the Atomic Energy Division, and General Manager of Babcock and Wilcox Washington, D. C. operations, 1965-1969.

From the description of Papers, 1943-1970. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 154302260

Alumnus, Class of 1939.

From the description of [Articles, book reviews, etc.]. 1955- (Lafayette College). WorldCat record id: 33271066

John W. Landis was born in 1917. He was educated at Lafayette College, the University of Rochester, and Princeton University. Landis worked for the U. S. Navy Department as a consultant in guided missiles (1946-1950), the Educational Testing Service (1948-1950), and the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (1950-1953). For many years, beginning in 1953, he was associated with the Babcock and Wilcox Company in the field of nuclear engineering. He was successively the Head of Customer Relations (1953-1955), Assistant Manager (1955-1962), and Manager (1962-1965) of the Atomic Energy Division, and later, General Manager of their Washington, D.C. operations (1965-1969).

From the guide to the John W. Landis Papers, 1949-1969, (Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Va.)