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John Warfield, Age 5
This 1931 formal portrait shows Warfield at age 5.
Camp Crowder, MO
Soldiers pose in an office at Camp Crowder, MO. Warfield is second from left, reclining on a table.
Systems Engineering Workshop, 1971
Warfield and colleagues pose for a group photo at a Systems Engineering Workshop in February 1971. Warfield is in the center of the front row.
Computer Laboratory, Penn State, 1954
Warfield examines compares computer equipment with a text book at the Penn State Computer Laboratory, Spring 1954.
Army Specialized Training Program (ASTP) Group Photo, 1945
Soldiers of the Army Specialized Training Program pose for a photo at Penn State College in 1945. Warfield is in the second row, fourth from the left.
Private John Warfield
This photo of Private John Warfield was taken in 1944, while stationed in Arkansas.
High School Play: "Faith, Hope, and Flarity"
Warfield acts a part in his high school's junior play. He can be seen standing, center rear.
1931 Newspaper Story About Young Warfield
In 1931, a story was published in the St. Louis Post Dispatch regarding Warfield's high intelligence and abilities.
Return to Penn State
In 1949, Warfield returned to Penn State College, this time as a member of the faculty, teaching Electrical Engineering. Here, he poses by the side of the road with an automobile.
John Warfield and Rosamond Howe, 1947
John Warfield with his future wife, Rosamond Howe, in 1947.
The Warfield Family, 1970
John Warfield poses with his family in January 1970 at their Columbus, OH home.
Standing (L to R): Daniel, Nancy, John
Sitting (L to R): Thomas, Rosamond
Standing (L to R): Daniel, Nancy, John
Sitting (L to R): Thomas, Rosamond
Cover: Pennsylvania State University Engineering Review
Warfield (rear) and colleague H.I. Tarpley appeared on the cover of the Summer 1954 edition of Pennsylvania State University Engineering Review. In the photo, they are working with pioneering early computing equipment.
PENNSTAC: Fast Memory Switch Wiring Diagram
This one page excerpt is from a large binder of computing materials related to the PENNSTAC computer project at Penn State in the 1950's. Note that the diagram has been approved and initialed by Warfield.
Systems Engineering, 1955
Warfield did research work at Penn State for the military. In this 1955 report published by the Navy Department's Ordnance Research Laboratory, Warfield provides suggestions for effective methods to manage systems.
ISM Session, circa 1974
This Battelle photograph shows Warfield (seated, far left) conducting an Interpretive Structural Modeling session sometime on or before 1974. Note the computer terminals on the tables.
Warfield with PENNSTAC Computer, 1973
Warfield was one of the chief designers of the PENNSTAC computer in the 1950's. Here, on a visit to the Penn State Campus in 1973, he poses with the computer - no longer in service, and housed as museum piece on campus.
1979 Fortran Code for ISM
This excerpt from a larger volume shows Fortran code developed for the Interpretive Structural Modeling process. These pages of code show subroutines for displaying relationships and questions on session monitors.
Diagram of the Interactive Between Man and Machine in the Interpretive Structural Modeling Process
This 1973 sketch shows the interaction between humans and digital computers, to be used in the Interpretive Structural Modeling process devised by Warfield.
Sigma-5 Diagram for Interactive Management
The Interactive Management process is comprised of 5 distinct components, seen in this diagram. The drawing is taken from 1985's "A Course in Generic Design."
Recruiting Letter from Ordnance Research Laboratory
This 1951 letter from Ordnance Research Laboratory Personnel Director Arnold Addison is one of a number of such exchanges he had with Warfield during this period. Note that he references Secretary of Defense Robert Lovett as someone keenly interested…
Offer Letter from Hughes Aircraft
This 1952 letter from Hughes Aircraft offered Warfield a position in their Research and Development Laboratories, working on "classified government projects."
Warfield Considered for Chief Scientific Advisor, Army Corps of Engineers
In 1960, Warfield's was recommended for consideration as the Chief Scientific Advisor of the Army Corps of Engineers.
Letter from John C. Johnson, Ordnance Research Laboratory
This 1961 letter from John C. Johnson, Director of the Ordnance Research Laboratory at Penn State, discusses the possibility of a return to the university. In goes into great detail on the goals and functions of the Ordnance Research Laboratory.
Offer Letter from Pennsylvania State College
Warfield returned to Penn State in 1949 as an Instructor in Electrical Engineering. This offer letter lays out the specifics of salary, duties, and the possibility of tenure.
Certificate: Army Specialized Training Program
Private Warfield received a certificate upon completion of a series of courses in Electrical Engineering at Penn State taken from December 1944 through December 1945.