Hershberger, W. D. (William Delmar), 1903-
Variant namesWilliam Delmar Hershberger was born on May 10, 1903 in Wellman, IA; AB in Mathematics, Goshen College, 1927; AM in Physics, George Washington Univ., 1930; Ph. D in electrical engineering, Univ. of Pennsylvania, 1937; as a junior physicist at the Naval Research Laboratory, Washington DC, 1927-31, Hershberger worked on submarine detection using underwater sound; worked at US Signal Corps Laboratories in Fort Monmouth, NJ, 1931-37, where he applied pulsed microwaves to target detection; in 1936 he laid out the first complete radar equipment used in the successful 1937 Signal Corps tests; engineer, RCA, 1937-49, where he worked on airborne radar and microwave radar techniques; was an engineering professor at UCLA from 1949 until his death on Feb. 8, 1987.
From the description of Papers, 1931-1984. (University of California, Los Angeles). WorldCat record id: 38991521
Biography
William Delmar Hershberger was born on May 10, 1903 in Wellman, Iowa; AB in Mathematics, Goshen College, 1927; AM in Physics, George Washington University, 1930; Ph.D in electrical engineering, University of Pennsylvania, 1937; as a junior physicist at the Naval Research Laboratory, Washington DC, 1927-31, Hershberger worked on submarine detection using underwater sound; worked at U.S. Signal Corps Laboratories in Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, 1931-37, where he applied pulsed microwaves to target detection; in 1936 he laid out the first complete radar equipment used in the successful 1937 Signal Corps tests; engineer, RCA, 1937-49, where he worked on airborne radar and microwave radar techniques; was an engineering professor at UCLA from 1949 until his death on February 8, 1987.
From the guide to the W.D. Hershberger Papers, 1931-1984, (University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.)
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Birth 1903
Death 1987
