Institutions Bell Labs Education University of Chicago Role Physicist | Name Frank Jewett Alma mater University of Chicago Fields Physics | |
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Born September 5, 1879
Pasadena, California,
United States ( 1879-09-05 ) Notable awards Edison Medal (1928)
Faraday Medal (1935)
Franklin Medal (1936)
John Fritz Medal (1939)
Hoover Medal (1949)
IRI Medal (1950) Died November 18, 1949, Summit, New Jersey, United States Books Biographical Memoir of John Joseph Carty, 1861-1932: National Academy of Sciences Biographical Memoirs V18, Fourth Memoir Awards IEEE Edison Medal, Franklin Medal, John Fritz Medal, Hoover Medal, Faraday Medal | ||
Frank Baldwin Jewett (; 5 September 1879 – 18 November 1949) was a physicist and the first president of Bell Labs.
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He graduated from the Throop Institute of Technology (later the California Institute of Technology) in 1898, and received the doctoral degree in physics in 1902 from the University of Chicago (IL). Jewett was president of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers from 1922 to 1923.
The Bell Telephone Laboratories were established in 1925 with Jewett as president; he stayed until 1940. He also was chairman of the Board of Directors of Bell Laboratories from 1940 to 1944.
In 1928, the AIEE awarded him the Edison Medal "For his contributions to the art of electric communication." Jewett was president of the National Academy of Sciences from 1939 to 1947. In 1950, he was awarded the IRI Medal from the Industrial Research Institute for recognition of his role in technology leadership. He also served on the National Defense Research Committee.