Biography:Fred C. Bailey
Fred C. Bailey | |
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| Born | October 5, 1925 |
| Died | January 21, 2021 (aged 95) |
| Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MS) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BS) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mechanics |
| Institutions | Teledyne |
Fred C. Bailey (October 5, 1925 — January 21, 2021) was an American engineer.[1]
Education
Bailey earned a BS and MS from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[1]
Research and career
Bailey served as an electrician's mate in the Navy, in the midst of his college studies. After MIT he took a position at Caterpillar Tractor Company and then moved to the National Research Council of the Academy of Science. In 1955 he moved to Boston to take a position with Lessells and Associates[2] where he rose to the position of president. As president he guided Lessells and Associates through its acquisition by Teledyne. He retired as President of Teledyne Engineering Services in 1986.[1] He was a President of the Society for Experimental Stress Analysis (SESA) (now Society for Experimental Mechanics) from 1967 to 1969.[3] Bailey was named an Honorary Member of the Society in 1992, a position held until his death in 2021.[4]
Awards and recognition
- Society for Experimental Mechanics Fellow (1976)[5]
- Society for Experimental Mechanics Tatnall (1974)[6]
- Society for Experimental Mechanics Honorary Member (1992 to 2021)[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "FRED C. BAILEY Obituary (1925 - 2021) Boston Globe". https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/bostonglobe/name/fred-bailey-obituary?pid=197573526.
- ↑ Bailey, F. C.; Fritch, D. J.; Wise, N. S. (1964-02-17) (in en). ACQUISITION AND ANALYSIS OF ACCELERATION DATA.. https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/citations/AD0430742.
- ↑ "The Old and New…: A Narrative on the History of the Society for Experimental Mechanics" (in en-US). https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8345204.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Society for Experimental Mechanics". https://sem.org/awardshonorary.
- ↑ "Society for Experimental Mechanics". https://sem.org/awardsfellow.
- ↑ "Society for Experimental Mechanics". https://sem.org/awardstatnall.
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