Background
Baird, Walter Scott was born on October 2, 1908 in Long Green, Maryland, United States. Son of George William Curtis and Beulah (Dance) Baird.
Baird, Walter Scott was born on October 2, 1908 in Long Green, Maryland, United States. Son of George William Curtis and Beulah (Dance) Baird.
Bachelor of Arts, Saint John's College, 1930. Doctor of Philisophy, Johns Hopkins, 1934.
Instructor Harvard, 1934-1935. Physicist Watertown (Massachusetts) Arsenal, 1935-1936. President Baird Associates, Incorporated., 1936-1956.
Merged with Atomic Instrument Company, 1956.
President merged corporation Baird Corporation, Bedford, Massachusetts, 1936-1957, chairman, 1959-1964, 67-82, president, 1964-1967. Director Burr-Brown Research Corporation, Tucson.
Fellow American Academy Arts and Sciences. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Institute Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers, Optical Society American, American Institute Physics, Sigma Xi. Clubs: Royal Nova Scoti Yacht Squadron, Cruising of Am, Saint Botolph.
Married Mary Davis, September 28, 1937. Children: Brinna, Nancy, Douglas Scott, Davis.