Background
Fry, Thornton Carl was born on January 7, 1892 in Findlay, Ohio, United States. Son of William Watson and Elizabeth Hanna (Dingle) Fry.
Fry, Thornton Carl was born on January 7, 1892 in Findlay, Ohio, United States. Son of William Watson and Elizabeth Hanna (Dingle) Fry.
AB, Findlay College, 1912; Doctor of Science, Findlay College, 1958; AM, University of Wisconsin, 1913; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Wisconsin, 1920.
Instructor, University of Wisconsin, 1912-1916;
mathematician, Western Electric Company, 1916-1924;
mathematician, Bell Telephone laboratories, 1924-1956;
director mathematics research, Bell Telephone laboratories, 1940-1944;
director switching research, Bell Telephone laboratories, 1944-1947;
director switching research and engineering, Bell Telephone laboratories, 1947-1949;
assistant to executive vice president, Bell Telephone laboratories, 1949-1951;
assistant to president, Bell Telephone laboratories, 1951-1956;
consultant communications, International Telephone & Telegraph Company, 1956-1957;
senior consultant, Univac division Sperry-Rand Corporation, 1956-1957;
vice-president, director, Univac engineering Remington Rand division, 1957-1960;
vice president research and engineering, Univac engineering Remington Rand division, 1960-1961;
consultant to director, National Center for Atmospheric Research, 1961-1967;
consultant, board directors, Granville-Phillips Company, 1964-1975. Lecturer electrical engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1927. Lecturer mathematics Princeton University, 1929-1930.
Member division 7, National Defense Research Committee, 1940-1944, chief section 7.2, 1942-1944,deputy chief applied mathematics panel, 1942-1945.
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Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, American Physical Society, Institute of Mathematics Statistics. Member American Mathematics Society, Mathematics Association American, American Astronomical Society, Society for Promotion of Engineering Education, Econometric Society, Canadian Club, Metropolitan Club, University Club, Sigma Xi.