Frank B. Jewett

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business executive electrical engineer human physicist science administrator

Frank B. Jewett was an American electrical engineer and physicist who served as the first president of Bell Telephone Laboratories and played a major role in organizing U.S. scientific research during World War II.

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Frank B. Jewett canonical	4

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	business executive ⓘ electrical engineer ⓘ human ⓘ physicist ⓘ science administrator ⓘ
awardReceived	Franklin Medal ⓘ Edison Medal ⓘ surface form: IEEE Edison Medal John Fritz Medal ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ
educatedAt	Dartmouth College ⓘ surface form: Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth University of Chicago ⓘ
employer	American Telephone and Telegraph Company ⓘ Bell Telephone Laboratories ⓘ University of Chicago ⓘ Western Electric ⓘ surface form: Western Electric Company
familyName	Jewett ⓘ
fieldOfWork	electrical engineering ⓘ industrial research management ⓘ physics ⓘ telecommunications ⓘ
givenName	Frank ⓘ
memberOf	American Institute of Electrical Engineers ⓘ American Philosophical Society ⓘ American Physical Society ⓘ National Academy of Sciences ⓘ
nativeLanguage	English ⓘ
notableAchievement	contributed to the development of long-distance telephony ⓘ helped establish Bell Telephone Laboratories as a major industrial research organization ⓘ played a leading role in coordinating U.S. scientific research for military purposes during World War II ⓘ promoted collaboration between government, industry, and academia in scientific research ⓘ
notableRole	leader in U.S. wartime scientific mobilization ⓘ pioneer in industrial research laboratories in the United States ⓘ
notableWork	leadership of Bell Telephone Laboratories ⓘ organization of U.S. scientific research during World War II ⓘ
occupation	corporate executive ⓘ electrical engineer ⓘ physicist ⓘ research administrator ⓘ university teacher ⓘ
positionHeld	director of research at Western Electric Company ⓘ first president of Bell Telephone Laboratories ⓘ president of the National Academy of Sciences ⓘ vice president of American Telephone and Telegraph Company ⓘ
sexOrGender	male ⓘ

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Office of Scientific Research and Development → keyPerson → Frank B. Jewett ⓘ

Office of Scientific Research and Development → employerOf → Frank B. Jewett ⓘ

National Defense Research Committee → hasMember → Frank B. Jewett ⓘ

National Defense Research Committee → foundedBy → Frank B. Jewett ⓘ