Ed Barlow at RAND

Elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 1968, Edward Barlow joined RAND in 1948 and rose to become vice president of the Engineering Division, specializing in air defense studies for the US Air Force. At RAND, he managed large, complex and influential studies that affected the design of US defense forces.  He left RAND in 1960 for a series of positions in missile defense and space science, retiring from Varian Associates in 1984.   Image courtesy of the RAND Archives.