Ya halarci Jami'ar Alaska, sa'an nan kuma Cibiyar Fasaha ta California a Pasadena, California daga 1927 - 1930, ya kammala digiri tare da BS a cikin ilimin kimiyyar lissafi.
Tabbas, wani nau'i mai rikitarwa na jumla shine "Ya halarci Jami'ar Alaska, sa'an nan kuma ya sami BS a Cibiyar Harkokin Fasaha ta California a Pasadena, California a cikin shekarun 1920, inda ya kasance abokin zama na koleji na L. Sprague de Camp. "