Background
Molina, Edward Charles Dixon was born on December 13, 1877 in New York City. Son of Antonio Mariano and Therese (Saint Remy) Molina.
engineer mathematician statistician
Molina, Edward Charles Dixon was born on December 13, 1877 in New York City. Son of Antonio Mariano and Therese (Saint Remy) Molina.
Student in public schools. Honorary Doctor of Science, Newark College Engineering, 1952.
He was autodidact in mathematics and entered the American Telephone & Telegraph Company research department (later Bell Labs) in 1901. His invention of relay translators in 1906 resulted in the panel dial systems Molina pioneered the use of throwdowns, which in essence were Monte Carlo simulations of telephone traffic to find optimal capacity assignments for trunk lines to central offices.
He died on April 19, 1964.
Fellow Institute Mathematics Statictics, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Royal Economics Society London, American Statis Association, American Institute of Elctrical Engineering (board examination from 1952), American Society Quality Control. Member American Mathematics Society, Mathematics Association American, American Astronomical Society, Econometric Society, Metropolitan Museum Art, Telephone Pioneers of America, Acoustical Society American, American Society Engineering Education, Omicron Delta Kappa, Eta Kappa Nu (eminent. Clubs: Railroad Machinery (New York City).
Married Virginia Costales, November 29, 1900. Children: Antonio Edward, Virginia Teresa.