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William Oliver Baker
William Oliver Baker
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He had a close relationship with President Eisenhower, who asked him to create the first White House science advisory body and to help create the Defense Communications Agency to facilitate the use of communications technology by the intelligence community. As a tribute to Bill's contributions to national defense, particularly to intelligence activities during the Cold War, the Security Affairs Support Association established a prestigious yearly award in his name.
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Immediately after earning his doctorate from Princeton University in 1939, he began working as a researcher in polymer chemistry at Bell Telephone Laboratories, where his unique abilities were soon recognized. He was very quickly promoted to department head, research director, and vice president for research in 1955.
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Indeed, self-effacing people like Bill who devote themselves to higher pursuits seem to be an endangered species these days. He guided research at Bell Labs through some extremely productive years, championing digital switching and optical communication and steering the Bell system through the razzle-dazzle of digital and electronic technology.
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