Richard Winslow Damon

Background

Damon, Richard Winslow was born on May 14, 1923 in Concord, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Winslow Johnson and Florence Mabel (Smith) Damon.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Harvard University, 1944; Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1947; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1952.

Career

Teaching fellow, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1946-1948, 49-50; engineer, Raytheon Company, Waltham, Massachusetts, 1948-1949; research associate, General Electric Research Laboratory, Schenectady, 1951-1960; department manager, Microwave Control Devices, Microwave Associations, Burlington, Massachusetts, 1960-1962; director Applied Physics Laboratory, Sperry Research Center, Sudbury, Massachusetts, 1962-1983; director technical, Sperry Corporation, Waltham, 1983-1986; consultant, 1986-1988; consultant, Gordon Institute, Wakefield, Massachusetts, 1986-1988. Advisory group member on electronic materials National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1967-1971, advisory member subcommittee on electrophysics, 1966-1971, chairman, 1969-1971, advising committee on basic research, 1969-1971. Member evaluation panel to electromagnetic division National Bureau Standards, National Academy Science/National Research Council, 1969-1974, chairman, 1971-1973.

Member of advisory panel to National Bureau Standards Institute Basic Standards, 1971-1973. Member electronics study group, 1972-1974. Advisory group on electron devices, working group A, under-secretary for research and engineering Department Defense, 1973-1980.

Member external advising committee Laboratory Surface Science and Technology, U. Maine, 1981-1984. Member United Engineering Trustees, 1982-1986. Treasurer, member Executive Committee John Fritz Medal board of awards.

Member fellowship committee Marconi International, 1984-1987. Visiting lecturer in applied physics Harvard University, 1962.

Achievements

• Richard Winslow Damon has been listed as a noteworthy Physicist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Concord (Massachusetts) Special School Salary Practices Committee, 1964, Concord Comprehensive Town Plans Committee, 1974-1976. Served to Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946, PTO. Fellow American Physical Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (president 1981, board directors 1977-1978, 81-83, Centennial medal 1984). Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Electron Devices Society, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Microwave Theory and Techniques Society, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Magnetics Society, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Society on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control, National Academy of Engineering, Academy Electromagnetics (advisory group on Electron Devices certified of honor 1980), SigmaXi.

Connections

Married Anna M. Trotter, August 4, 1946. Children: Laura, Louise, Paul Trotter.

Father:

Winslow Johnson Damon

Mother:

Florence Mabel (Smith) Damon

Spouse:

Anna M. Trotter

child:

Laura Damon

child:

Paul Trotter Damon

child:

Louise Damon