Background
King, Robert Waldo was born on May 13, 1890 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States. Son of William Leonard and Harriet (Lucas) King.
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Robert Waldo King
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Bachelor of Arts, Cornell, 1912, Doctor of Philosophy, 1915.
Career
Instructor physics Cornell Univercity, 1913-1917. Physicist Western Electric Company, 1917-1920. Engineer American Telephone & Telegraph Company, 1920-1927.
Assistant director publication Bell Telephone laboratories, 1927-1929.
Assistant technical representative in Europe, American Telephone & Telegraph Company, 1929-1935. Assistant to president Bell Telephone laboratories, 1935-1940.
Assistant vice president American Telephone & Telegraph Company, 1940-1944. Assistant to president Bell Telephone laboratories, 1944-1949.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow American Physical Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, New York Electrical Society (past president), Academy Political Science, Sigma Xi.
Connections
Married Dorothy Muriel Babcock, December 28, 1922. Children: Robert Waldo, Jerome Babcock.
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Nationality
American