Donald A. Quarles
Donald Quarles | |
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Clifford C. Furnas | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 30, 1894 Van Buren, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Died | May 8, 1959 (aged 64) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | University of Missouri Yale University (BA) |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1917–1919 |
| Rank | Captain |
Donald Aubrey Quarles (July 30, 1894 – May 8, 1959) was a
Early years
Born on July 30, 1894 in Van Buren, Arkansas, he graduated from Van Buren High School in 1910 at age 15. He taught mathematics in Van Buren High School, and attended summer school at University of Missouri until he was accepted into Yale University in 1912. He graduated from Yale with a bachelor of arts degree in 1916.[1][2]
In May 1917, Quarles enlisted in the
Laboratory engineer
After the war, Quarles went to work at Western Electric Company. During this time, he also studied theoretical physics at Columbia University on a part-time basis.[3] In 1925, he joined Bell Telephone Labs in Murray Hill, New Jersey. Through the 1930s and early 1940s, Quarles continued to advance within the Bell Labs organization.[1]
In 1940, he was selected as director of the Transmission Development Department which concentrated on military electronic systems, particularly
Public service
In September 1953, President Dwight D. Eisenhower appointed Quarles Assistant Secretary of Defense for research and development. Subsequently, he was jointly selected by both the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Commerce to be the chairman of the Air Navigation Development Board. In March 1954, President Eisenhower appointed Quarles to the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics.[2]
On August 11, 1955,
He resigned as Secretary of the Air Force on April 30, 1957, to accept a new Presidential appointment as
Funeral
Legacy
He was posthumously awarded the United States' Medal of Freedom in 1959.[2][7] In 1966, a mountain range in Antarctica was named after Quarles. The Quarles Range was named at the outset of the International Geophysical Year and organization of U.S. activity in Antarctica.[8]
See also
- Beckman–Quarles theorem, discovered by and named after Quarles's son, Donald A. Quarles Jr.
References
- ^ a b c d e United States Air Force senior executive biography, "Donald A. Quarles" Archived February 15, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, Air Force Link, Air Force History Support Office, Washington, D.C., February 14, 2008.
- ^ a b c d e f United States Air Force, "Donald A. Quarles" Archived April 13, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, Air Force Link, Air Force History Office, Washington, D.C., February 14, 2008.
- ^ "Biography of Donald A. Quarles" (PDF). Air Force Historical Research Agency. May 11, 1956. pp. 16–18. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
- ^ a b "Donald A. Quarles". IEEE Global History Network. IEEE. Retrieved August 9, 2011.
Active in civic affairs in Englewood, Mr. Quarles has served as a member and then president of the Common Council from 1940 to 1946, and as mayor from 1946 to 1948. ...
- ^ "D. A. Quarles" (PDF). Bell Laboratories Record. March 1, 1952. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
... He was previously a resident and at one time, mayor of Englewood, New Jersey.
- ^ Also see: Burial Detail: Quarles, Donald Aubrey (Section 2, Grave 4969-G), ANCExplorer.army.mil. Accessed March 13, 2024.
- ^ "Quarles, Donald A., papers 1950–59", Dwight D. Eisenhower Library, Abilene, Kansas, July 1975.
- ^ "Quarles Range". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 24, 2012.
External links
- Papers of Donald A. Quarles, Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library
- Donald Aubrey Quarles at ArlingtonCemetery.net, an unofficial website
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