[3][4] Thornton C. Fry received his bachelor's degree from Findlay College in 1912 and then pursued graduate study in Wisconsin in mathematics, physics, and astronomy.
in 1913[5] and his Ph.D. in 1920 in applied mathematics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with thesis under the supervision of Charles S.
He headed a corporate division for industrial applications of mathematics and statistics and was involved in research and development for the U.S. federal government in both world wars.
He would subsequently be appointed as Vice-President head of the UNIVAC Division over Norris in April 1957.
[9] In 1924 Fry was an Invited Speaker of the International Congress of Mathematicians in Toronto.