Background
Wente, Edward Christopher was born on January 2, 1889 in Denver, Iowa, United States. Son of Christian William and Sophia (Biesterfeld) Wente.
Wente, Edward Christopher was born on January 2, 1889 in Denver, Iowa, United States. Son of Christian William and Sophia (Biesterfeld) Wente.
Bachelor of Arts, University of Michigan, 1911. Master of Arts, Lake Forest (Illinois) University, 1912. Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineer, Massachusetts Institute Technology, 1914.
Doctor of Philosophy, Yale, 1918.
Assistant in physics and mathematics, Lake Forest (Illinois) College, 1911-1912. With engineering department Western Electric Company, New York, 1914-1916 and 1918-1925. Member technical staff, Bell Telephone laboratories, 1925-1954, retired, acoustical research engineer, 1927-1933, research physicist 1933-1948, research consultant, 1949-1954.
Research optics, acoustics, telephony, recording.
Fellow American Physical Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Acoustical Society (president 1942-1943). Member Society of Motion Picture Engineers, Sigma Xi, Gamma Alpha. Awarded Wetherill medal, by Franklin Institute, 1931.
Married Sophia Mary Brockman, September 17, 1924. Children: Edward Frank, Henry Christian.