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William O. Baker Bell Laboratory collection

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William O. Baker was born in Brooklyn, New York on July 15 1915. He attended Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland and Princeton University. Upon receiving his doctoral degree from Princeton, he joined Bell Labs in May 1939. Dr. Baker remained at Bell Labs for the remainder of his career, rising to vice president of the research division (in 1955) and ultimately became head of the labs from 1973 to 1979. Dr. Baker retired from Bell Laboratories in 1980. He died in Chatham, New Jersey on October 31, 2005. William O. Baker was a recognized authority on the production of synthetic rubber, solid state physics and satellite reconnaissance. Baker served as a science advisor to every American president from Eisenhower through to Nixon. He had eleven patents issued to him and was the recipient of numerous awards, among them being Perkin Medal (1963), the Gibbs Medal (1978), the Vannevar Bush Award (1981) and the National Medal of Science (1988).

For a more detailed inventory, please view this record in our library catalog: https://othmerlib.sciencehistory.org/record=b1060961~S6

The monographs extend from 1940 through to 1976. Material found in collections. From the Center for Contemporary History and Policy Oral History Research Files.

Source of acquisition--Princeton University, Mudd Manuscript Library, Princeton, New Jersey. Date of acquisition--Related to William O. Baker Papers, 1912-2008 (bulk 1960-1985) at.

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