[1] Solberg studied electrical engineering at the Naval Postgraduate School,[3] and then attended Columbia University, receiving a Master of Science (M.S.)

This was approved by the Bureau of Engineering in its 1933 "Standard Navy Boiler Compound Specifications".

[4] During World War II, he was an engineering officer on the staff of the Commander, Battle Force from July 1939 to April 1941.

[5] As head of the Bureau of Ships' Research and Standards Branch, he was also appointed to the Military Liaison Committee of the Atomic Energy Commission in November 1946.

[7] He was also appointed Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire for his service for the allied cause.