Fred C. Bailey
Fred C. Bailey | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 5, 1925 |
| Died | January 21, 2021 (aged 95) |
| Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BS, MS) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mechanics |
| Institutions | Teledyne |
Fred C. Bailey (October 5, 1925 — January 21, 2021) was an American engineer.[1]
Education
[edit]Bailey earned a BS and MS from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[1]
Research and career
[edit]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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ a b c "FRED C. BAILEY Obituary (1925 - 2021)". Boston Globe. Retrieved December 29, 2021 – via Legacy.com.
- ^ Bailey, F. C.; Fritch, D. J.; Wise, N. S. (February 17, 1964). ACQUISITION AND ANALYSIS OF ACCELERATION DATA (Report). Archived from the original on December 29, 2021.
- ^ Sciammarella, Cesar A.; Zimmerman, Kristin B. (2018). The Old and New…: A Narrative on the History of the Society for Experimental Mechanics. Synthesis Sem Lectures on Experimental Mechanics. p. 77. Bibcode:2018onnh.book.....S. doi:10.2200/S00842ED1V01Y201803SEM003. ISBN 978-3-031-79716-3.
- ^ a b "Honorary Member". Awards. Society for Experimental Mechanics. Archived from the original on December 20, 2021. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
- ^ "SEM Fellow". Awards. Society for Experimental Mechanics. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
- ^ "F. G. Tatnall". Awards. Society for Experimental Mechanics. Retrieved December 29, 2021.