Dr. John Robert Beyster (born 1929, often styled J. Robert Beyster) is the founder and, until 2004, the CEO of Science Applications International Corporation. 1929 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 2004(MMIV) is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the job of having the ultimate executive responsibility or authority within an organization or corporation. ... Science Applications International Corporation Science Applications International Corporation (usually known as SAIC) is the largest employee-owned research and engineering firm in the United States. ...

Educated at the University of Michigan, Dr Beyster worked as a scientist for Westinghouse in the 1950s before finding employment as a physicist at the Los Alamos National Laboratory. In 1957 he became the chairman of the Accelerator Physics Department of General Atomics where he remained until it was bought out by Gulf Oil in 1968. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor is a public coeducational university in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. ... Westinghouse logo (designed by Paul Rand) The Westinghouse Electric Company, headquartered in Monroeville, Pennsylvania, is an organization founded by George Westinghouse in 1886. ... // Events and trends The 1950s in Western society was marked with a sharp rise in the economy for the first time in almost 30 years and return to the 1920s-type consumer society built on credit and boom-times, as well as the height of the baby-boom from returning... Since antiquity, people have tried to understand the behavior of matter: why unsupported objects drop to the ground, why different materials have different properties, and so forth. ... Los Alamos National Laboratory, aerial view from 1995. ... 1957 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... General Atomics is a nuclear physics and defense contractor in southern California. ... Gulf Oil was a major global oil company from the 1900s to the 1980s. ... 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ...

In 1969, along with a small group of scientists he formed Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) in La Jolla, California. He served as CEO of this company until his retirement on 2004-07-16. 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... Science Applications International Corporation Science Applications International Corporation (usually known as SAIC) is the largest employee-owned research and engineering firm in the United States. ... One of the beaches at La Jolla Cove. ... Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the job of having the ultimate executive responsibility or authority within an organization or corporation. ... 2004(MMIV) is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... July 16 is the 197th day (198th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 168 days remaining. ...

A former naval man, Beyster enjoys sailing and is the owner of a 55-foot sailboat. Since 1984, SAIC has backed a number of U.S entries in the America's Cup race. 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Americas Cup is the most famous and most prestigious competition in the sport of yachting, and the oldest active trophy in international sports, predating the FA Cup by two decades and the Modern Olympics by 45 years. ...

As a scientist, Beyster is the author or co-author of about 60 publications, including a book entitled Slow Neutron Scattering and Thermalization.