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Frank B. Jewett

American physicist, engineer and businessman (1879-1949)

Frank Baldwin Jewett (September 5, 1879 – November 18, 1949) worked as an engineer for American Telegraph and Telephone where his work demonstrated transatlantic radio telephony using a vacuum-tube transmitter. He was also a physicist and the first president of Bell Labs.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Frank B. Jewett (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Sep 5, 1879, died Nov 18, 1949.¹

Companies

Bell LabsChair 1925 to 1940¹⁷

Early life and education

Date not recordedUniversity of Chicago³

Career

Occupation: physicist.⁶

1925 to 1940Chair, Bell Labs⁵
Date not recordedWorked at Bell Labs⁴

Personal life

BornSep 5, 1879, Pasadena⁷
DiedNov 18, 1949, Summit⁸
CitizenshipUnited States⁹

Awards

1950IRI Medal^{10 16}
1949Hoover Medal^{10 15}
1939John Fritz Medal^{10 14}
1936Franklin Medal^{10 13}
1935Faraday Medal^{10 12}
1928Edison Medal^{10 11}

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