Alfred Norton Goldsmith
Alfred Norton Goldsmith | |
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New York, New York, U.S. | |
Died | July 2, 1974 | (aged 85)
Alma mater | College of the City of New York Columbia University |
Awards | IEEE Medal of Honor (1941) IEEE Founders Medal (1954) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Electrical engineering |
Alfred Norton Goldsmith (September 15, 1888 – July 2, 1974) was a noted American
Goldsmith was born in
After the war, Goldsmith became director of research for the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company of America and in 1919 RCA's director of research. In 1923 he was named RCA's Chief Broadcast Engineer and in 1927 Chairman of the Board of Consulting Engineers of the National Broadcasting Company. He remained with RCA as vice president and general manager until 1931, and was awarded RCA's first production television tube with an inscription reading "RCA Laboratory’s Award for Outstanding Work in Research presented to Alfred Norton Goldsmith for his early recognition of the importance of a tri-color kinescope and for his concept of means for accomplishing it."
Goldsmith was made an
Goldsmith was also a Fellow of the
Since 1975 the Alfred N. Goldsmith Award for Distinguished Contributions to Engineering Communication Award has been given by IEEE Professional Communication Society in his honor.
References
- ^ "IEEE Founders Medal Recipients" (PDF). IEEE. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-01-21. Retrieved October 19, 2012.
- ^ "IEEE Haraden Pratt Award Recipients" (PDF). IEEE. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-18. Retrieved October 19, 2012.