James Brown Fisk

James Brown Fisk
James B. Fisk (left) in 1947
4th President of Bell Labs
In office
1959–1973
Preceded byMervin Kelly
Succeeded byWilliam Oliver Baker
Personal details
Born(1910-08-30)August 30, 1910
West Warwick, Rhode Island
DiedAugust 10, 1981(1981-08-10) (aged 70)
Elizabethtown, New York
Alma materMassachusetts Institute of Technology (B.S.) aeronautical engineering (1931)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Ph.D.) theoretical physics (1935)

James Brown Fisk (August 30, 1910 – August 10, 1981) was president of Bell Labs from 1959 to 1973.[1]

Biography

Dr. James B. Fisk as President of Bell Telephone Laboratories (Bell Labs.)

He was born on August 30, 1910, in West Warwick, Rhode Island.

He received his degrees from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, his Ph.D. dissertation was entitled “The Scattering of Electrons from Molecules.” He joined Bell Laboratories in 1939. He was named vice-president of research in 1954.[2] He headed Bell Labs from 1959 to 1973. He was named chairman of the board of Bell Laboratories in 1973 and retired in 1974.[1]

Upon his death, he lived in Basking Ridge, N.J. with his wife, Cynthia.[3]

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ a b "James Brown Fisk | American physicist | Britannica".
  2. ^ a b "James Brown Fisk 1910-1981".
  3. ^ Feder, Barnaby J. (13 August 1981). "James Fisk, Bell Labs Executive and Leader in Radar, Dies at 70". The New York Times.
  4. ^ "James Brown Fisk". American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 2022-11-30.
  5. ^ "James B. Fisk". www.nasonline.org. Retrieved 2022-11-30.
  6. ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved 2022-11-30.