Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1890, Mar. 11 | Born, Everett, Mass. |
| 1913 | Graduated, Tufts College, Medford, Mass. |
| 1916 | Ph.D., engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University, both in Cambridge, Mass. Married Phoebe Davis |
| 1917 | Consulting engineer, American Radio and Research Corp. |
| 1919 | Appointed associate professor of electrical power transmission, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass. |
| 1932-1938 | Dean of engineering and vice president, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass. |
| 1939-1955 | President, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, D.C. |
| 1940-1941 | Chairman, National Defense Research Commission |
| 1941 | Awarded Edison Medal, American Institute of Electrical Engineers |
| 1941-1947 | Director, Office of Scientific Research and Development (OSRD) |
| 1942-1946 | Chairman, Joint Commission on New Weapons and Equipment of Joint Chiefs of Staff |
| 1946 | Published Endless Horizons (Washington, D.C.: Public Affairs Press. 182 pp.) |
| 1947 | Awarded Hoover Medal, American Institute of Electrical Engineering |
| 1947-1948 | Chairman, Research and Development Board, National Military Establishment |
| 1947-1962 | Board member, American Telephone and Telegraph Co. |
| 1949 | Published Modern Arms and Free Men (New York: Simon and Schuster. 173 pp.) |
| 1957-1959 | Chairman, MIT Corp. |
| 1957-1962 | Chairman of the board, Merck and Co. |
| 1974, June 28 | Died, Belmont, Mass. |