Frank B. Jewett
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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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business executive
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electrical engineer → human → physicist → science administrator → |
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Franklin Medal
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IEEE Edison Medal → John Fritz Medal → |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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| educatedAt |
Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth
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University of Chicago → |
| employer |
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
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Bell Telephone Laboratories → University of Chicago → Western Electric Company → |
| familyName |
Jewett
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| fieldOfWork |
electrical engineering
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industrial research management → physics → telecommunications → |
| givenName |
Frank
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| memberOf |
American Institute of Electrical Engineers
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American Philosophical Society → American Physical Society → National Academy of Sciences → |
| nativeLanguage |
English
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| notableAchievement |
contributed to the development of long-distance telephony
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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 → |
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leader in U.S. wartime scientific mobilization
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pioneer in industrial research laboratories in the United States → |
| notableWork |
leadership of Bell Telephone Laboratories
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organization of U.S. scientific research during World War II → |
| occupation |
corporate executive
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electrical engineer → physicist → research administrator → university teacher → |
| positionHeld |
director of research at Western Electric Company
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first president of Bell Telephone Laboratories → president of the National Academy of Sciences → vice president of American Telephone and Telegraph Company → |
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male
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Office of Scientific Research and Development
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National Defense Research Committee
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National Defense Research Committee
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Office of Scientific Research and Development
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