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Archival as AuthorPublished as SubjectWilliam M. Kaula
Dates
May 19, 1926 – April 1, 2000
Authorized Form of Name
Kaula, William M.
Additional Forms of Names
Kaula, William M., 1926-2000
Kaula, William Mason
Biography
Abstract
William M. Kaula was Professor of Geophysics at the Institute for Geophysics and Planetary Physics, University of California, Los Angeles (1963-1992). Other institutional affiliations included the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the United States Army. His research interests included geodesy and comparative planetology.
Important Dates
May 19, 1926Birth, Sydney (N.S.W.).
1948Obtained BS, United States Military Academy, West Point (N.Y.).
1953Obtained MS, Ohio State University, Columbus (Ohio).
1957 – 1960Geodesist (1957-1958) and Chief, Division of Geodesy (1958-1960), Army Map Service, United States Army.
1960 – 1963Geophysicist and Geodesist, Celestial Mechanics and Planetary Interiors, Goddard Space Flight Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
1963 – 1992Professor of Geophysics, Institute for Geophysics and Planetary Physics, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles (Calif.).
1984 – 1987Chief, National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
1987Member, National Academy of Sciences.
April 1, 2000Death, Los Angeles (Calif.).
Occupation
Geophysicist.
Places
Birth
Undergraduate Education
Graduate Education
Employment
Death
Subjects
Relationships
People
Family
Bloechle, Marie
Daughter.
Kaula, Denise Bloechle
First wife.
Kaula, Edgar
Father.
Kaula, Edna Mason
Mother.
Kaula, Gene J.
Second wife.
Kaula, Jaqueline
Daughter.
Shapiro, Anne Kaula
Daughter.
Colleagues
Dryden, Hugh L. (Hugh Latimer), 1898-1965
Both employed at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
Both employed at University of California, Los Angeles, Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics.
MacDonald, Gordon J. (Gordon James), 1929-2002
Both employed at University of California, Los Angeles, Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics.
Marburger, John H., III (John Harmen), 1941-2011
Both employed at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
Slichter, Louis B. (Louis Byrne), 1896-1978
Both employed at University of California, Los Angeles.
Institutions
Major Positions
Goddard Space Flight Center
Geophysicist and Geodesist, Celestial Mechanics and Planetary Interiors.
United States. Army
Geodesist, Army Map Service and Chief, Division of Geodesy, Army Map Service.
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Geophysicist and Geodesist, Celestial Mechanics and Planetary Interiors, Goddard Space Flight Center.
United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Chief, National Geodetic Survey.
University of California, Los Angeles. Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics.
Professor of Geophysics.
Professional Activities & Affiliations
National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)
Member.
Ohio State University. Department of Geodetic Science and Surveying
Obtained MS (1953).
United States Military Academy. Department of Military Art and Engineering
Obtained BS (1948).
Resources
Archival Resources
Author
William M. Kaula response to History of Geophysics Survey, 1997.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Published Resources
Subject
"William M. Kaula: 1926-2000", Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences