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Louis W. Roberts
Louis Wright Roberts (September1, 1913November3, 1995) was an American microwave physicist. In the 1960s, he was the chief of the Microwave Laboratory at NASA, NASA's Electronics Research Center. In the 1970s and 1980s he worked at the United States Department of Transportation, United States Department of Transportation's John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, beginning in senior research positions and ultimately becoming the director of the center. His research focused on optics and microwave engineering. Early life and education Louis Wright Roberts was born on September 1, 1913, in Jamestown, New York, to Dora Catherine Wright and Louis Lorenzo Roberts. Roberts earned his bachelor's degree from Fisk University in 1935 and his master's degree from the University of Michigan in 1937. He studied for a Doctorate, doctoral degree at the University of Michigan from 1939 to 1941, later completing his studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1946. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamestown, New York
Jamestown is a city in southern Chautauqua County, in the U.S. state of New York. The population was 28,712 at the 2020 census. Situated between Lake Erie to the north and the Allegheny National Forest to the south, Jamestown is the largest population center in the county. Nearby Chautauqua Lake is a freshwater resource used by fishermen, boaters, and naturalists. Notable people from Jamestown include legendary comedienne Lucille Ball, U.S. Supreme Court justice and Nuremberg chief prosecutor Robert H. Jackson, musician Natalie Merchant, musician Dennis Drew, musician John Lombardo, naturalist Roger Tory Peterson, and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. In the 20th century, Jamestown was a thriving industrial area, noted for producing several well-known products. They include the crescent wrench, produced by Karl Peterson's the Crescent Tool Company in Jamestown beginning in 1907. and the automatic lever voting machine, manufactured by the Automatic Voting Machine Company, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
