Background
Jolliffe, Charles Byron was born on November 13, 1894 in Mannington, West Virginia, United States. Son of Charles E. and Sallie (Vandervort) Jolliffe.
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Charles Byron Jolliffe
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Bachelor of Science, West Virginia University, 1915, Master of Science, 1920. Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell University, 1922. Doctor of Laws, West Virginia University, 1942.
Career
Instructor physics, West Virginia University, 1917-1920, Cornell Univercity, 1920-1922. With radio section bureau of Standards, Washington, District of Columbia, 1922-1930, serving as assistant chief and Acting chief Chief engineer Federal Radio Commission and Federal Communications Commission, 1930-1935.
Engineer in charge Radio Corporation of America Frequency Bureau, Radio Corporation of America, 1935-1941.
Chief engineer Radio Corporation of America Laboratories, 1941. Assistant to president, Radio Corporation of America, 1942, vice-president and chief engineer, Radio Corporation of America Manufacturing Company, Incorporated., 1942, chief engineer, Radio Corporation of America Victor Division, Radio Corporation of America, 1943-1945.
Executive vice president Radio Corporation of America in charge Radio Corporation of America laboratories Division, 1945-1951, vice president technical director Radio Corporation of America, 1951-1959, also manager special systems and development department. Director of Radio Corporation of America, National Broadcasting Company, Incorporated., Radio Corporation of America Comunications, Incorporated.
Developed frequency standards for measuring operating frequencies of radio stations.
Member 3d and 4th national radio conferences. Technical assistant United States delegate International Radio Conference, Washington, 1927. International Technology Consultant
Committee on Radio Meeting, The Hague, 1929.
United States delegate to 2d meeting, Copenhagen, 1931, to International Telecommunications Conference, Madrid, 1932. Chief technical adviser North. American Regional Radio Conference, Mexico City, 1933.
Radio Corporation of America representative to international radio conferences, Paris, 1936, Bucharest, 1937, Inter-American Radio Conference, Havana, 1937, International Telecommunications Conferences, Cairo, 1938, Atlantic City, 1947. Chief electrical communications division, National Defense Research Committee, 1940-1944.
Secretary Industry Advisory Committee, Board of War Communications, 1941-1947.
Chairman, Allocations Panel, Radio Technology Planning Board, 1942-1946. Professional engineer, New New New York
Achievements
Membership
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Institute Electric Engineers, Institute Radio Engineers. Member Sigma Xi, Phi Beta Kappa. Club: Cosmos (Washington).
Connections
Married Ola Kiser, September 21, 1918 (deceased). Children: Jane, Julia (deceased) (twins).
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American -
Religion
Presbyterian