Background
Herold, Edward William was born on October 15, 1907 in New York City. Son of Carl Frederick and Marie (Wollersheim) Herold.
Herold, Edward William was born on October 15, 1907 in New York City. Son of Carl Frederick and Marie (Wollersheim) Herold.
Bachelor of Science, University Virginia, 1930. Master of Science, Polytechnic Institute Brooklyn, 1942. Honorary Doctor of Science, Polytechnic Institute Brooklyn, 1961.
Research assistant, Bell Telephone laboratories, New York City, 1924-1926;
engineer, E.T. Cunningham Company. New York City, 1927-1929;
engineer, Radio Corporation of America, Harrison, New Jersey, 1930-1942;
successively member technical staff, director tube laboratory, director electronic research laboratory, Radio Corporation of America laboratories, Princeton, New Jersey, 1942-1959;
vice president research, Varian Associates, Palo Alto, California, 1959-1964;
director technical, Radio Corporation of America Corporation, Princeton, 1965-1972;
consultant electronics, management and patents, since 1972. Board directors Institute Radio Engineers, 1956-1958, Engineering Foundation, 1975-1978.
Chairman of the Board Palisades Institute, 1969-1984. Advisory council electrical engineering department Princeton University, 1957-1971. Consultant Department Defense, 1950-1976.
Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Founder's medal 1976). Member Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.
Married Alexandra Dacis, August 4, 1931. 1 child, Linda Marlene Herold Johnson.