Background
Franks, Harry Edward was born on November 23, 1906 in Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Samuel and Frances Bertha (Fishman) B.
Franks, Harry Edward was born on November 23, 1906 in Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Samuel and Frances Bertha (Fishman) B.
Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1927. Doctor of Philosophy, Andrews College, 1934.
President, Standard Power Control, Inc., Boston, 1935-1939; president, Maser Optics, Inc., Boston, 1958-1969; president, Laser Nucleonics, Inc., Waltham, Massachusetts, 1969-1989. Lecturer in field.
Married Paula Butters Cohen, February 11, 1940. Children: Joan Susan Franks Thalheimer, Nancy Franks Blackman.