George Clement Dacey (1921–2010) was an American scientist and inventor who played a key role in the history of the transistor.

George Clement Dacey
Born1921
Illinois, U.S.
Died(2010-11-27)November 27, 2010[1]
United States
NationalityAmerican
OccupationScientist

Biography edit

He was born in 1921 in Illinois, United States. He was the son of Helen and Clement Dacey. He died in 2010 in the United States.[citation needed]

Education edit

He completed his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Illinois in 1942.[1]

He earned a PhD in physics from the California Institute of Technology, in 1951.[1]

Career edit

He worked at the Westinghouse Research Laboratories during World War II.[1]

He worked at Bell Labs, and was named assistant director in 1958 and was director of solid-state electronics research in 1960–1961). He is the holder of nine patents.[1]

In 1981, he became the president of the Sandia Corporation.[2][3]

In 1973 Dacey was elected to the National Academy of Engineering.[1]

Publications edit

  • Dacey, George Clement (1951). Design and Calibration of a New Apparatus to Measure the Specific Electronic Charge (PhD thesis). California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/KW0Z-FQ64.

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f Robinson, C. Paul (2013). "George C. (Clement) Dacey". Memorial Tributes. Vol. 17. Washington, DC: National Academies Press. pp. 67–72. doi:10.17226/18477. ISBN 978-0-309-29193-4. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  2. ^ "1980s". Sandia National Laboratories. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  3. ^ Buican, Ileana Georgeta (March 1, 2013). "Executive Office Timeline Posters". Office of Scientific and Technical Information. OSTI 1657726. Retrieved June 19, 2023.