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| Cassius Chapin Cutler | |
| Born | December 16, 1914 Springfield, Massachusetts |
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| Died | December 1, 2002 (aged 87) North Reading, Massachusetts |
| Fields | Electrical engineering |
| Alma mater | Worcester Polytechnic Institute |
| Notable awards | IEEE Edison Medal |
Cassius Chapin Cutler (December 16, 1914 – December 1, 2002) was an American electrical engineer at Bell Labs. His notable achievements include the invention of the corrugated waveguide and differential pulse-code modulation (PCM).
Biography
He was born on December 16, 1914 in Springfield, Massachusetts to Paul A. Cutler and Myra Chapin. He received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in 1937. On September 27, 1941 he married Virginia Tyler in Waterford, Maine.1.
In 1979 Cutler left Bell Labs to become a professor of applied physics at Stanford University.
He died on December 1, 2002, North Reading, Massachusetts21.
Honors and Awards
- IEEE Edison Medal, 1981
- IEEE Centennial Medal, 1984
- IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal, 1991 (with John O. Limb and Arun N. Netravali)
- member, National Academy of Engineering
- member, National Academy of Sciences
- Fellow, IEEE
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| Preceded by Paul Baran |
IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal 1991 with Arun Netravali and John O. Limb |
Succeeded by James Massey |
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