George Clement Dacey (1921–2010) was an American scientist and inventor who played a key role in the history of the transistor.
George Clement Dacey | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1921 Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | November 27, 2010[1] United States |
| Occupation | Scientist |
Biography
editHe was born in 1921 in Illinois, United States. He was the son of Helen and Clement Dacey. He died in 2010 in the United States.[citation needed]
Education
editHe completed his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Illinois in 1942.[1]
He earned a PhD in physics from the California Institute of Technology, in 1951.[1]
Career
editHe worked at the Westinghouse Research Laboratories during World War II.[1]
He worked at Bell Labs, and was named assistant director in 1958 and was director of solid-state electronics research in 1960–1961). He is the holder of nine patents.[1]
In 1981, he became the president of the Sandia Corporation.[2][3]
In 1973 Dacey was elected to the National Academy of Engineering.[1]
Publications
edit- Dacey, George Clement (1951). Design and Calibration of a New Apparatus to Measure the Specific Electronic Charge (PhD thesis). California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/KW0Z-FQ64.
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f Robinson, C. Paul (2013). "George C. (Clement) Dacey". Memorial Tributes. Vol. 17. Washington, DC: National Academies Press. pp. 67–72. doi:10.17226/18477. ISBN 978-0-309-29193-4. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
- ^ "1980s". Sandia National Laboratories. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
- ^ Buican, Ileana Georgeta (March 1, 2013). "Executive Office Timeline Posters". Office of Scientific and Technical Information. OSTI 1657726. Retrieved June 19, 2023.