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Herriott, Donald Richard was born on February 4, 1928 in Rochester, New York, United States. Son of William T. and Lois Emily (Denton) Herriott.
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Donald Richard Herriott
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Donald Richard Herriott, American Optical physicist. Recipient Patent of Year award New Jersey Research Council, 1978, Thomas Alva Edison Patent award New Jersey Research Council, 1986. Served with United States Navy, 1945-1946; Fellow Optical Society American (Fraunhofer award 1983); member National Academy Engineering, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (senior; Cledo Brunetti award 1980), Beta Theta Pi.
Education
Student, U. Richmond, 1945; student, Duke U., 1945-1949; student, University Rochester, 1950-1951; student, Polytechnic Institute Brooklyn, 1961-1963.
Career
Optical engineer, Bausch & Lomb Company, Rochester, New York, 1949-1956; member technical staff, Bell Telephone Laboratory, Murray Hill, New Jersey, 1956-1968; head department, Bell Telephone Laboratory, Murray Hill, New Jersey, 1968-1981; senior science advisor, Perkin-Elmer, Norwalk, Connecticut, 1981-1991.
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Membership
Served with United States Navy, 1945-1946. Fellow Optical Society American (Fraunhofer award 1983). Member National Academy Engineering, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (senior.
Cledo Brunetti award 1980), Beta Theta Pi.
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Connections
Married Karis Kernow Smith, Feb.3, 1951. Children— Jean Elizabeth, Ann Barbara, Nancy Jane, DonaldRichard, Junior.
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Religion
Presbyterian -
Political Party
Republican