Contributors to This Issue 



W. L. Bond, B.S. 1927 and M.S. 1928, Washington State College; 

 Bell Telephone Laboratories, 1928-. Mr. Bond has conducted investi- 

 gations in the mineral field including studies of the piezoelectric effect 

 in minerals and similar studies of synthetic crystals. He has designed 

 optical, X-ray, and mechanical tools and instruments for the orientation, 

 cutting and processing of crystals. Mr. Bond also served as consultant 

 on quartz crystals with the War Production Board. He is a member of 

 the American Physical Society, and of the American Crystallographic 

 Association. 



Walter H. Brattain, B.S., Whitman College, 1924; M.A., Univer- 

 sity of Oregon, 1926; Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1929. Honorary 

 D.Sc. Portland University, 1952, Whitman College and Union College, 

 1955. Radio section, Bureau of Standards, 1928-29. Bell Telephone 

 I Laboratories, 1929-. Co-inventor with Dr. John Bardeen of point contact 

 I transistor. Primary activity at Laboratories in semi-conductors. Re- 

 search in field of thermionics, particularly electronic emission from hot 

 surfaces. Frequency standards, magnetometers and infra-red phenom- 

 ena. Studied magnetic detection of submarines for National Defense 

 Research Committee at Columbia University, 1942-43. Visiting lecturer 

 at Harvard University, 1952-53. Author of numerous technical articles. 

 Recipient of John Scott Medal, 1955, and Stuart Ballantine Medal of 

 Franklin Institute, 1952. Fellow of American Physical Society, American 

 Academy of Arts and Sciences and American Association for the Ad- 

 vancement of Science. Member of Franklin Institute, Phi Beta Kappa 

 and Sigma Xi. 



C. C. Cole, B.S. in E.E., State College of Washington, 1923; U. S. 

 Navy 1917-1919; Western Electric Company 1923-. His first assign- 

 ment was in manufacturing development on paper and mica capacitors. 

 Other assignments include manufacturing development on loading coils, 

 quality control, and inspection development laboratory. During World 

 War II he handled the design and construction of testing facilities for 

 various defense projects. Since World War II he has been engaged in 



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