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Elmer P. Wheaton was born on 15 August, 1909 in Elyria, Ohio, is an American aerospace and marine engineer. Discover Elmer P. Wheaton's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 88 years old?
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88 years old |
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Leo |
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15 August 1909 |
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15 August |
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Elyria, Ohio |
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28 December, 1997 |
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Elmer P. Wheaton Height, Weight & Measurements
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Elmer P. Wheaton Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Elmer P. Wheaton worth at the age of 88 years old? Elmer P. Wheaton’s income source is mostly from being a successful engineer. He is from United States. We have estimated Elmer P. Wheaton's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Elmer P. Wheaton (August 15, 1909December 28, 1997) was an American aerospace and marine engineer and executive.
He was corporate vice president for engineering at Douglas Aircraft Company and vice president for research and development at the Lockheed Missiles and Space Company.
He was a member of the National Academy of Engineering.
Wheaton was born in Elyria, Ohio, on August 15, 1909, the first child of Harry and Lizzie Nicholl Wheaton.
His family moved to Redlands, California, when he was three.
He was sick for much of his childhood, but insisted on earning money as a paperboy.
In high school, he enjoyed physics classes.
For college, Wheaton enrolled at Pomona College in Claremont, California, where he majored in physics, discovered marine engineering at the college's Marine Laboratory in Laguna Beach, and was mentored by Roland Tileston.
After graduating in 1933, in the middle of the Great Depression, Wheaton married and worked on sound recordings for Columbia Pictures.
The next year, he joined the Douglas Aircraft Company as a soundproofer on Douglas DC-2 aircraft.
He worked his way up the corporate ladder, eventually becoming corporate vice president for engineering, the company's top engineering role, in 1961.
In 1962, Wheaton became vice president for research and development at the Lockheed Missiles and Space Company, a division of Lockheed Corporation and the developer of the Polaris missile.
His employees later remembered him as a supportive but tough boss—he made them learn to scuba dive so that they would have respect for the sea.
Wheaton received numerous awards for his work and was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 1967.
Wheaton retired from Lockheed in 1974.
However, he continued to provide consulting at Lockheed and at Marine Development Associates, where he was an associate and director.
He died on December 28, 1997.
Wheaton was an avid equestrian.
An Episcopalian, he was deeply spiritual.
He had two children with his wife, Martha (Davis).
