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DALE R CORSON 1914–2012 Elected in 1981 "For leadership in evaluation of engineering enterprises vital to the national welfare; contributor to vital military electronic developments; leadership in engineering education." BY FRANK H.T.
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52 MEMORIAL TRIBUTES As World War II engulfed Europe, Ernest Lawrence summoned Dale to join the MIT Radiation Lab to work on a top secret military project, development of airborne radar systems. Dale worked on operational deployment of radar technology, which played a crucial role in winning the war.
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DALE R CORSON 53 President Perkins assigned Dale the task of increasing diversity at Cornell.
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54 MEMORIAL TRIBUTES record shows that it was he who insisted on dispensing with a formal inauguration in favor of a much less costly investiture. Perhaps because of his own appreciation of the value of access to higher education, he worked hard to keep Cornell financially affordable.
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DALE R CORSON 55 lived in Kendal at Ithaca, a continuing care facility that Dale had helped to establish and which is adorned by many of his professional-quality photographs.
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