Background
Batchelder, Laurence was born on October 26, 1906 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Charles Foster and Laura Poor (Stone) Batchelder.
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Laurence Batchelder
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AB, Harvard University, 1928. Master of Science, Harvard University, 1929.
Career
With Submarine Signal Company, Boston, 1929-1971. Merged with Raytheon Company, 1946, consultant engineer submarine signal division, until 1971. Member United States Naval Technology Mission in Europe, 1945.
Chairman electroacoustics committee International Electrotech. Commission, 1963-1974. Member National Research Council committee on conservation of hearing, bioacoustics.
Achievements
Membership
Trustee Goddard College. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Acoustical Society of America (executive councilor 1952-1954, president 1961-1962, chairman committee on standards 1970-1973, Gold medal 1985). Member American National Standards Institute (chairman section committee Z24, acoustics, vibration and mechanical shock 1953-1957, chairman acoustical technical advisory board 1971-1974), Marine Technology Society, American Institute Physics (governor 1963-1966) Clubs: Harvard Faculty (Cambridge).
Harvard (New York City). Cosmos (Washington).
Connections
Married Nancy Thayer, November 22, 1929. 1 child, David (deceased).
