E. Harry Vestine
- Born: May 9, 1906 (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
- Died: July 18, 1968
Education
- 1931: BSc, University of Alberta
- 1933–1934: University of Toronto
- 1937: PhD, Imperial College London (Applied Mathematics)
Major Positions
- 1932–1934: Canadian Meteorological Service, Meteorologist, Central Office
- 1937–1937: Canadian Meteorological Service, Meteorologist, Central Office
- 1937–1938: University of Toronto, Instructor in Geophysics and Meteorology
- 1938–1946: Carnegie Institution of Washington, Section Chief, Land Magnetic Survey, Department of Terrestrial Magnetism
- 1946–1956: Carnegie Institution of Washington, Section Chief, Theoretical Geophysics, Department of Terrestrial Magnetism
- 1956–1968: RAND Corporation, Member, Senior Staff
- 1966–1968: University of California, Los Angeles, Professor of Meteorology
Other Positions
- 1956–1957: International Geophysical Year, Director, Data Coordination Office
Selected Part-Time Positions
- 1946–1956: Consultant on Missile Guidance, Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University
- 1947–1954: Consultant, United States Department of Defense
- 1956–1959: Consultant, Battelle Memorial Institute
- 1957–1962: Chair, International Committee on the World Magnetic Survey, International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics
- 1959–1966: Consultant, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- 1960–1966: Consultant, National Science Foundation
- 1960–1968: Chair, United States Panel on the World Magnetic Survey, Geophysics Research Board, National Research Council
- 1962–1968: Secretary General, World Magnetic Survey Board, International Association of Geomagnetism and Aeronomy
Selected Awards and Honors
Archival Resources
Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Washington, DC
Carnegie Institution of Wasington, Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Washington, DC
Online Finding Aid
Published Resources
Scott E. Forbush, "Ernest Harry Vestine: 1906-1968", Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences
