Wilmer L. Barrow
Electrical engineer, Academic
1903 – 1975
Who was Wilmer L. Barrow?
Wilmer Lanier Barrow was an American electrical engineer, inventor, teacher, industrial manager, and a counselor to government agencies.
He was vice president for research, development and engineering of the Sperry Rand Corporation.
A obtained a BSEE degree in 1926 from Louisiana State University.
He was elected to the grade of Fellow in the IEEE in 1941, and a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1942. In 1943 he received the IEEE Morris N. Liebmann Memorial Award In 1966 he received the IEEE Edison Medal For a career of meritorious achievement-innovating, teaching and developing means for transmission of electromagnetic energy at microwave frequencies. He was a member of Sigma Xi.
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- Born
- Jul 26, 1903
Baton Rouge - Also known as
- Wilmer Barrow
- Profession
- Education
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Louisiana State University
- Died
- 1975
Tuftonboro
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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