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}}'''Frank Baldwin Jewett''' ([[Pasadena]], CA, 5 September 1879-[[Summit, New Jersey|Summit]], NJ, 18 November 1949) was a [[physicist]] and the first president of [[Bell Labs]]. |
}}'''Frank Baldwin Jewett''' ([[Pasadena]], CA, 5 September 1879-[[Summit, New Jersey|Summit]], NJ, 18 November 1949) was a [[physicist]] and the first president of [[Bell Labs]]. |
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He graduated from the Throop Institute of Technology (later the [[California Institute of Technology]]) in 1898, and received the doctoral degree in physics in 1902 from the University of Chicago (IL). |
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The Bell Telephone Laboratories were established in 1925 with Jewett as president; he stayed until 1940. He also was chairman of the Board of Directors of Bell Laboratories from 1940 to 1944. |
The Bell Telephone Laboratories were established in 1925 with Jewett as president; he stayed until 1940. He also was chairman of the Board of Directors of [[Bell Labs|Bell Laboratories]] from 1940 to 1944. |
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In 1928 the [[AIEE]] awarded him the [[Edison Medal]] "For his contributions to the art of electric communication." Jewett was president of the [[United States National Academy of Sciences|National Academy of Sciences]] from 1939 to 1947. He served on the [[National Defense Research Committee]]. |
In 1928 the [[AIEE]] awarded him the [[Edison Medal]] "For his contributions to the art of electric communication." Jewett was president of the [[United States National Academy of Sciences|National Academy of Sciences]] from 1939 to 1947. He served on the [[National Defense Research Committee]]. |
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Frank B. Jewett | |
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| Born | 5 September, 1879 Pasadena, CA, |
| Died | 18 November, 1949 |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago |
| Awards | Edison Medal |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | physics |
| Institutions | Bell Labs |
Frank Baldwin Jewett (Pasadena, CA, 5 September 1879-Summit, NJ, 18 November 1949) was a physicist and the first president of Bell Labs.
He graduated from the Throop Institute of Technology (later the California Institute of Technology) in 1898, and received the doctoral degree in physics in 1902 from the University of Chicago (IL).
The Bell Telephone Laboratories were established in 1925 with Jewett as president; he stayed until 1940. He also was chairman of the Board of Directors of Bell Laboratories from 1940 to 1944.
In 1928 the AIEE awarded him the Edison Medal "For his contributions to the art of electric communication." Jewett was president of the National Academy of Sciences from 1939 to 1947. He served on the National Defense Research Committee.
US Patent
- U.S. patent 1,559,325, Means for analyzing and synthesizing electric waves, 1925.