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T h e gréai microwave systems that relay telephone c o n v e r s a t i o n s along with television p r o g r a m s from coast to coast will have to work h a r d e r than ever t o meet g r o w i n g d e m a n d s for service. But at Bell Laboratories scientists have been m a k i n g i m p o r t a n t a d v a n c e s in the art of m i c r o w a v e c o m m u n i c a t i o n . T h e s e a d v a n c e s are being applied in t h e d e v e l o p m e n t of a new and m o r e efficient svstem in which single beams of m i c r o w a v e s will c a r r y simultaneously m a n y m o r e t e l e p h o n e conversations and television p r o g r a m s than is now possible. T h e d e v e l o p m e n t of the new system d e m a n d s the varied skills of men in m a n y fields of s c i e n c e a n d e n g i n e e r i n g . Just a few of t h e specialists necessary a r e . . .
PHYSICISTS like J. A. Weiss. Ph.D. in Physics. Ohio State, to harness the properties of ferrites in new ways for better control of the transmission of microwaves.
MICROWAVE ENGINEERS like P. R. Wickiiffe, M.S. in E.E.. M.I.T., to design new circuitry. Microwaves must be conducted, controlled and amplified through waveguides which resemble pipes.
MECHANICAL ENGINEERS like W. 0 . Fullerton, B.S. in E.E., Iowa State, to embody new principles in designing the many structures and devices used in microwave telephony— with ail parts feasible to manufacture, practical t o install and easy to maintain.
SYSTEMS ANALYSTS like J. P . Kinzer. M.E.. Stevens Institute, for over-all system planning and prediction. Mr. Kinzer works with numerical quantities a n d characteristics to predict on paper the performance of an operating system. What will it do? How must it perform to meet the needs?
ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS like B. C. Bellows. B.S. in Engineering. Cornell, for the development of "watch-dog" equipment to protect against failure. Protective devices must operate automatically in split seconds to maintain uninterrupted service.
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