James Brown Fisk (August 30, 1910 – August 10, 1981) was president of Bell Labs from 1959 to 1973.[1]
James Brown Fisk | |
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.jpg) James B. Fisk (left) in 1947 | |
| 4th President of Bell Labs | |
| In office 1959–1973 | |
| Preceded by | Mervin Kelly |
| Succeeded by | William Oliver Baker |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 30, 1910 West Warwick, Rhode Island |
| Died | August 10, 1981 (aged 70) Elizabethtown, New York |
| Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (B.S.) aeronautical engineering (1931) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Ph.D.) theoretical physics (1935) |
Biography
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He was born on August 30, 1910, in West Warwick, Rhode Island.
He received his degrees from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, his Ph.D. dissertation was entitled “The Scattering of Electrons from Molecules.” He joined Bell Laboratories in 1939. He was named vice-president of research in 1954.[2] He headed Bell Labs from 1959 to 1973. He was named chairman of the board of Bell Laboratories in 1973 and retired in 1974.[1]
Upon his death, he lived in Basking Ridge, N.J. with his wife, Cynthia.[3]
Awards and honors
edit- Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1949)[4]
- Elected to the United States National Academy of Sciences (1954)[5]
- Elected to the American Philosophical Society (1960)[6]
- Medal of the Industrial Research Institute (1963)
- Washington Award of the Western Society of Engineers (1968)
- Advancement of Research Award of the American Society of Metals (1974)
- Hoover Medal (1975)
- Founders Medal from National Academy of Engineering. (1975)[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "James Brown Fisk | American physicist | Britannica".
- ^ a b "James Brown Fisk 1910-1981".
- ^ Feder, Barnaby J. (13 August 1981). "James Fisk, Bell Labs Executive and Leader in Radar, Dies at 70". The New York Times.
- ^ "James Brown Fisk". American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 2022-11-30.
- ^ "James B. Fisk". www.nasonline.org. Retrieved 2022-11-30.
- ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved 2022-11-30.