Background
Baldwin, George Curriden was born on May 5, 1917 in Denver, Colorado, United States. Son of Harry Lewis and Elizabeth (Watson) Baldwin.
(Many years spent in an industrial engineering laboratory ...)
Many years spent in an industrial engineering laboratory have convinced me that there is ever-increasing need to present recent and current research in forms which can be easily assimilated by engineers, technical managers, and others concerned with applications and the development of new tech nology. There is a forbidding gap between the typical research paper, addressed by specialists to other specialists, and the popular-level account addressed to the layman. The second does not adequately prepare the engi neer for profitably studying the first; it does not impart sufficient depth of understanding to the manager who must make decisions on the relative merits of various approaches to a problem or on the potential contributions various specialists might make to his program. This book is the outgrowth of a review prepared to fill this need for engineers in a large corporation who were concerned with the industrial application of lasers. That review was written hurriedly, on a fixed budget, to a deadline; consequently, it contained oversimplifications and errors, not all of which were trivial. Nevertheless, the favorable response proved that such a review is indeed needed. It is hoped that this more finished work will prove useful to a wide variety of potential users of laser-centered devices and systems, and may even stimulate the generation of useful ideas.
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Baldwin, George Curriden was born on May 5, 1917 in Denver, Colorado, United States. Son of Harry Lewis and Elizabeth (Watson) Baldwin.
Bachelor, Kalamazoo College, 1939; Master of Arts, University of Illinois, 1941; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Illinois, 1943.
Instructor physics, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1943-1944; research associate, General Electric, Schenectady, New York, 1944-1955; nuclear engineer, General Electric, Cincinnati, 1955-1957; reactor manager, Argonne (Illinois) National Laboratory, 1957-1958; physicist General Engineering Laboratory, General Electric, Schenectady, 1958-1967; Adjunct Professor nuclear engineering and science, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, 1964-1967; professor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, 1967-1977; professor emeritus, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, since 1977; staff member, Los Alamos (New Mexico) National Laboratory, 1975-1987; visiting scientist, 1987-1998; retired, 1992.
(Many years spent in an industrial engineering laboratory ...)
Councilman, Niskayuna, New York, 1965-1969. Member Zoning Board, 1969-1977. Fellow American Physical Society.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi, Gamma Alpha.
Married Winifred M. Gould, April 27, 1952. Children— George T., John E., Celia M.