Charles Grover Smith

Background

Smith, Charles Grover was born on October 27, 1888 in Waco, Texas, United States. Son of Sam Houston and Bell (McGaughy) Smith.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, University of Texas, 1911. Doctor of Philosophy in physics, Harvard, 1936.

Career

Research engineer American-Radio & Research Corporation, Medford, Massachusetts, 1919-1922. Research engineer Raytheon Manufacturing Company 1922-1959 (a founder and director 1922-1928). Director Cambridge laboratories, 1926-1928, Thenos Corporation, 1933-1938.

Achievements

• Charles Grover Smith has been listed as a noteworthy physicist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Physical Society, American Institute Electrical Engineers, Sigma Xi. Research in field of gaseous conduction.

Connections

Married Aurelia Mayer Vick, September 29, 1919. Children: William Vick, Mary Elizabeth, Helen Aurelia.

Father:

Sam Houston Smith

Mother:

Bell (McGaughy) Smith

Spouse:

Aurelia Mayer Vick

child:

William Vick Smith

child:

Mary Elizabeth Smith

child:

Helen Aurelia Smith