Charles A. Whitten
Charles Arthur Whitten (born October 2, 1909 in Redfield , South Dakota , † July 12, 1994 in Silver Spring , Maryland ) was an American geodesist .
Whitten studied mathematics at Carthage College (bachelor's degree in 1930) and was then at the USCoast and Geodetic Survey (set by William Bowie ), where he retired in 1972 as chief geodesist.
In 1946 he was one of the first to use computers for geodetic calculations (geodetic adjustments). He also examined crust movements. In 1951 he developed a uniform adjustment system for the triangulation networks in Western Europe.
In 1972 he received the US Department of Commerce's Gold Medal for Excellence. He was an honorary doctor from the University of Karlsruhe , Carthage College and the University of New Brunswick .
He was President of the International Association of Geodesy (IAG) from 1960 to 1964, and received the first Levallois Medal in 1979. He was a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU), whose Geodesy Department he headed from 1964 to 1968, of which he was Secretary General from 1967 to 1974 and of which he received the William Bowie Medal in 1980.
The Charles A. Whitten Medal of the AGU is awarded in his honor .
Web links
- Biography at AGU
- Charles A. Whitten on the Prabook.org website
literature
- Claude Brezinski, Dominique Tournès: André-Louis Cholesky Mathematician, Topographer and Army Officer. Springer International Publishing, 2014, p. 108.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Charles A. Whitten , US Social Security Death Directory (SSDI), accessed October 4, 2018
- ↑ NOAA History, Dracup Geodetic Surveying 1940-1990 , National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Whitten, Charles A. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Whitten, Charles Arthur (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American geodesist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 2, 1909 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Redfield , South Dakota |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 12, 1994 |
| Place of death | Silver Spring , Maryland |