[1][2][a] McMurray was born in Los Angeles in 1929 and spent the early part of his life in the United Kingdom.
[1] He gained his bachelor's degree in engineering from Battersea Polytechnic and an MSc from Union College.
[1] During his career he was the author of 25 research papers, and the book The Theory and Design of Cycloconverters.
[3] His contributions to power electronics are considered "the basis of progress in the arts and sciences.
"[4] A member of General Electric's research and development team since 1953, McMurray's work focused on a wide range of semiconductor power converters and their controls which included applications involving power conditioners and power supplies, speed drives, HVDC transmission and chopper converters for electric vehicles.