C. Chapin Cutler

Cassius Chapin Cutler
Born	(1914-12-16)December 16, 1914 Springfield, Massachusetts
Died	December 1, 2002(2002-12-01) (aged 87) North Reading, Massachusetts
Alma mater	Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Awards	IEEE Edison Medal (1981)
Scientific career
Fields	Electrical engineering

Cassius Chapin Cutler (December 16, 1914 – December 1, 2002) was an American electrical engineer at Bell Labs. His notable achievements include the invention of the corrugated waveguide and differential pulse-code modulation (DPCM).

Biography

He was born on December 16, 1914, in Springfield, Massachusetts, to Paul A. Cutler and Myra Chapin. He received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in 1937. On September 27, 1941, he married Virginia Tyler in Waterford, Maine.[1]

In 1979 Cutler left Bell Labs to become a professor of applied physics at Stanford University.

He died on December 1, 2002, North Reading, Massachusetts.[1][2]

Honors and awards

• IEEE Edison Medal, 1981
• IEEE Centennial Medal, 1984
• IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal, 1991 (with John O. Limb and Arun N. Netravali)
• member, National Academy of Engineering
• member, National Academy of Sciences
• Fellow, IEEE

References

1. Tien, Ping King. "C. Chapin Cutler 1914–2002" (PDF). National Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
2. Massachusetts Death Index

External links

• Bio at the IEEE History Center
• National Academy of Sciences Biographical Memoir – C. Chapin Cutler 1914–2002

Awards
Preceded by Paul Baran	IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal 1991 with Arun Netravali and John O. Limb	Succeeded by James Massey