Background
Beckwith, Robert Wallace was born on July 25, 1919 in Kent, Ohio, United States. Son of George Robert and Winifred May (Merrell) Beckwith.
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Robert Wallace Beckwith
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Education
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, 1941. Master of Electrical Engineering, Syracuse University, 1951.
Career
Power line carrier engineer, General Electric, Schenectady, New York, 1941-1944;
supervisor PLC development, General Electric, Syracuse, New York, 1944-1955;
manager committee and computers, General Electric Electronics Laboratory, Syracuse, New York, 1955-1957;
manager computers, General Electric Electronics Laboratory, Syracuse, New York, 1957-1961;
manager education products, General Electric Electronics Laboratory, Syracuse, New York, 1961-1963;
engineer, Gulton Industries, Metuchen, New Jersey, 1963-1964;
engineer, Gulton Industries, Schiller Park, Illinois, 1964-1967;
president, owner, Beckwith Elec. Company, Mount Prospect, Illinois, 1967-1974;
president, owner, Beckwith Elec. Company, Largo, Florida, 1967-1985;
Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, Board Of Directors, part owner, Beckwith Elec.
Company, Largo, Florida, since 1985.
Achievements
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Achievements include invention and patenting of telemeter spike suppressor, District of Columbia-District of Columbia converter, voltage balance relay, method and apparatus for providing signals from LTC transformer to electrical devices, distribution circuit VAR management system using adaptive capacitor controls, and many others in the field of frequency shift telemetering.
Membership
Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Member Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Xi.
Connections
Married Luise Queen, June 19, 1941 (divorced June 1984). Children: Thomas Robert, Barbara Luise. Married Evelyn Bortner, October 14, 1984.
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Nationality
American