Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Technique Yearbook (Cambridge, MA)

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. ' 12 a Senior Fulbright Fellowship 119581, Spen Partly' in Manchester, England' and latefhad the Bohr Institute, Copenhagen: togetherfvl P t- Guggenheim Fellowship. An NSF Seniorh OS doctoral Fellowship waS SPent 119621 af t e European Center for Nuclear Resea1'Ch lc. E. R. 1. Geneva, Plus 21 later Sm' isum' mer '631 at Berkeley. HaVe just returned fiom a quarter as a visiting staff member at Cali OI'- nia Institute of Technology 119681- What does it add up 110, besides a lot of f wandering? The objective measure is a 1015 O research papers, two books, and over a dozen Ph. D. students, plus a minor rePU-tatlon ln the' oretical PhYsics 1r111C1ea1' reaction theory, quanf' tum theory of angular momentuml. But a lot O fun, though, and I am grateful to M. I.. T. .for 'Che training. And aiso to M. 1. T. 'S PIOPQHQHHY to Wellesley! Sarah 1married 1950, While a wel' lesley senior: law degree, Yale, 19531 has proved most adept at instant home-making dur- ing these mobile years. Q . ,, ,... 1 EDWIN J. BIELECKI 310 East Sixth Street Boyertown, Pennsylvania 19512 Research Manager Kawecki-Berylco Industries, Inc. County Line Road Boyertown, Pennsylvania 19512 Degree: S.B. X Wife: Gene Koller Children: Cynthia 1191, Stephanie 1161, Gwen1l 51 Henry C. Kawecki Award for Res earchAchieve- ment: American Institute of Chemical Engineersg American Chemical Society, Electro- chemical Society: Boyertown Republican Club - past presi- dentg Boyertown Borough School Board, 1963-66, past president 11964-6615 Boyertown Area School Board, 1966-689 Boyertown Area School District Authority 11968-1 Chairman: Director of Boyer- town Area United Fundg Director of Boyertown Area Welfare Fundg Director of Boyertown Division YMCA Hobbies: Numismatics, travel, speleology After graduation I joined The Beryllium Corp. , Reading, Pa. , as a Research Engineer under Henry C. Kawecki 1class of 19341, Director of Research. In addition to the extractive metal- lurgy of berylliurn, I was also involved with zirconiurn and titanium extraction. When Ka- wecki left in 1950 to found Kawecki Chemical Co. , I became Acting Director of Research for a period and, myself, left in 1 951 to join Na- tional Research Corp. in Cambridge, Mass, At NRC I was a Project Manager with Gor- don Findlay 1class of 19441 working on a pilot plant for production of titanium metal. Spent about four and a half years on titanium develop- ment programs, Joined Kawecki Chemical Co. in 1956 as 3, Development Engineer. Advanced to Research Manager in 1 958. At Kawecki have been in- volved in research and development of most of the products of the company which are metals, alloys, and chemicals of the less familiar ele- ments. Our products range from refractory metals to alkali metals, and are used in elec- tronics, space, medicine, and chemical and metallurgical fields. For Kawecki I have travelled to Brazil in 1956 to investigate a beryllium venture, to Hol- land in 1963 to initiate technical exchange with Billiton, who had the previous year started a joint venture to produce refractory metal, metal products, and aluminum base master alloys. In 1966 and 1967 travelled to Germany for techni- cal interchange and presented a paper in London in 1967. ' In October 1968, Kawecki Chemical Co. and Beryllium Corp. merged to form Kawecki-Ber- ylco Industries, Inc. My position is currently Manager, R 8: D Chemistry of the Kawecki Div. WARREN B ISHO P 170 Danbury Circle S. Rochester, New York 14618 Marketing Services Manager Castle Co. Division Sybron Corp. 1777 E. Henrietta Road Rochester, New York 14623 Degree: B. S. XV Wife: Diana Holt ' Children: .Tim 1171, John 1101 Instructor in Marketing - Arnerican Management Associationg Rochester Sales Executives Clubg Chamber of Commerce: Rochester City Club? Hunt Hollow Ski Clubg MIT Club of Rochester Hobbies: Golfing, skiing Following graduation I joined the Delco Division of General Motors as an industrial en- gineer. Leaving G. M. after two years, Ibe- came affiliated with the Davis-Howland Oil CorP- as a sales engineer. At this time I married Diana Holt, a former Erskine girl I had dated while at Tech. In 1953 I became associated with The Castle Co. , and was transferred to the west coast as a district sales manager based in Seattle. We spent seven great years in the northwest, but then we were sent to New York City 2-S Regional Manager. In 1 964 I became Division Manage? for Sales and Service. Thoroughly enjoyed 11V- ing in Connecticut but never really liked com- muting to New York City. Transferred to home office in Rochester as Marketing Services Manager in 1967. , ,P mf i'.33p 'b- Jiv- ' :..'.2 i. W . iw-:S 1 1 gill' warn-' J6 In i. HQ. 5, 1 .sf 1 phil! mm ildit Whit :Hmm what-H salma gi HECK WIS-:ni - ai! dp Emu rt'-3'-3 ,Q 95 an QQ... wh wil., na 'Ing -9 QQ if:---1 in 'fm 1'C'.,, '-v 1,251 N 5s Alera: 152'-J :Vs 'in vs'-4 V . Y'l. V . 1 J 5 ' - . i li . I - v E t 55. 'pl I H '- Sirsk s- ,bg as

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2 N W 'Q :ms ii it :Em- IW g.'B9-'23 63259 gn !:7' gi rf'-J :Ji -QW ug? vias' 955' r. , raid 159' . G f,?r Z3 ' RICHARD B ERSO HN 5271 Independence Avenue Bronx, New York 10471 As a soldier, worked on atomic bomb project 1944-46. Graduate school at Harvard 1946-49. Taught chemistry at Cornell and, since 1959, at Columbia. Two sons, aged 17 and 16, and a wife who is a psychologist. Doing research and supervising the research of my students in physical chemistry has been immensely I satisfying. ' . av i, S1 BESSEN 11417 Kingsland Street Los Angeles, California 90066 Sales Engineer Bessen 8: Associates 2346 Westwood Boulevard Los Angeles, California 90064 A Degree: S.B. Xl Wife: Roslyn Goody Children: Howard 1161, Bobby 1141, David 1101, Steven 161 Registered Professional Engineer in two states, American Water Works Association, Water Pol- lution Control Federation Hobbies: Riflery, woodworking Like so many of the others in the Class of '44, I Spent 35 years in the Corps of Engineers be- tween the 3rd and 4th year at Tech. About 9 months of this was in Europe, supplying Water to the First Army. As soon as the war was over there, I was on my way to the Philippines, and got home just in time to start my senior Veal' in September 1946. ' After graduating in June, 1947, 1 Worked 10 Years for manufacturers of sewage treatment equipment in Chicago, New York, and New Jer- SeY- In 1957 Roz and 1 and our then two sons to Los Angeles to work for a manufactur- ' ' representative sellin 5 treatrnent equipnf1en,t, g ewage pumps and A 111 1.967 1 went into business as Bessen gl I Ssoclales, Clolng the same thing. The business 138 glown very nicely, and We are now the ex- clusive representatives of several major manu- factur f . ers o water and waste treatment equip- ment: and Purrlps. This has been a very enjoy- able and rewarding experience. The major P1j0b1em is finding good sales engineers, but with four boys coming up, we hope to find an internal solution. Our 16-year-old worked here last summer and found it very interesting. He is considering applylng to several engineering schools, and maY S0 to TGCT1 1C1ass of '741, but may not be- cause Sanitary Engineering is no longer offered. Our other boys, including the two native Cali- fornlans, have not yet committed themselves. The entire Bessen family loves California, and if we're not here to stay, the only place We're apt to go to is Hawaii. LAWRENCE C. BIEDENHARN, JR. 2716 Sevier Street Durham, North Carolina 27705 Professor of Physics Duke University Physics Department, Duke University Durham, North Carolina 27706 Degrees: B. S. , 2-445 Ph. D. '49 Wife: Sarah .T. Willingham Children: John 1121, Sally 191 Senior Fulbright Fellow, 19583 Guggenheim Fellow, 19585 National Science Foundation Senior Postdoctoral Fellow, 19655 Sigrna Xi5 American Association for the Advancement of Science5 Federation of American Scientistsg Fellow, American Physical Societyg Fellow, Institute of Physics 1U. K. 15 Fellow, Physical Society 1U. K. 13 Schweiz. Phys. Ges. 1Swiss1 The University Club 1Washington, D. C. 1 Hobbies: Squash, sailing, hiking As is typical of the class 2-44, World War II put a big gap in our stay at M. 1. T. Went on ac- tive duty in April '43, but got three months ASTP at M. 1. T. that fall, graduating in absentia A guided tour of the Pacific followed 1Signal C01-ps group, lst Lt. , assigned to headquarters1 returning to M. 1. T. in '46, followed by a Ph. D. in theoretical physics 119491. The next twenty years as a professional physicist is probably typical of the tradeg great mobility, not only to climb the academic ladder but to work at the large international research centers. Thus, Oak Ridge National Laboratory 11950-5215 Assistant Professor, Yale 11952-5415 Associate Professor, Rice 11954-6015 Professor, Duke 11960-1. lnterspersed with this has been

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A i i 'u Ps I ll. 31 'Nl In 24 . Q' -. bi Ni :- ... 1 . Y xv, 1 r ment :bl J. V .8. Q. e- Cor?- 1 4 A asif as W e it mia' gel' 111 mf gf WILLIAM O . BOSC HEN 7 Ravine Road Tenafly, New Jersey 07670 President Ralph B. Carter Conipany 192 Atlantic Street Hackensack, New Jersey 07602 Degree: S.B. XV Wife: Jean Yorkey Children: Kathryn 1175, Dick 1155, Ted 1125 Young Presidents' Organization: Who's Who: Water Pollution Control Federation: Institute of Aerospace Sciences, Wings Club: President, Tenafly Board of Educationg Vice President- Director, Community Mental Health Clinicg Vice President-Trustee, Central Unitarian Church Hobbies: Skiing, tennis, family After 35 years in Course XVI with intentions toward H. B. S. following graduation, my plans were changed by: a call to active duty 1June '435 in the Air Force: marriage to Jean Yorkey, a high school classmate in November '44, and celebration of VJ day at the Officers' Club in Tampa with Mal McFaull 1XVI classmate5 and Ben Dann 1'45 or '465. Mal and I returned to the Institute in Course XV, two days after dis- charge in October '45, and graduated in Sep- tember '46, My career history has included 15 years in the aerospacelnucleonics industry and 7 years in water pollution control. After 25 years in aviation export 1Aviquipo Inc. --N. Y. C. 5, 55- years as Regional Sales Manager for the Aero Division of Honeywell, and 2 years as Sales V. P. of Avien Inc. 1a small electronics com- PQHY5 I became chief operating officer and a director of the latter. During the next four Years I had the pleasure of sponsoring a Fellow to the Sloan Program and almost quadrupling the per share earnings of our company. BY 1960 we had evaluated 130 and acquired four other small companies, and I had come to dfsagree with my chief executive on several ba- s1c decisions. Remembering the advice of Prof. A-A. Schaeffer, the time to go into business for Yourself is between ages 35 and 45, if yOU-'Ve hed 'Che good fortune to get the right experience w1th others, I wrote the specifications for my 0Wn business search. In September '61 I pur- Chesed control of the Ralph B. Carter Company, Whleh was then headed straight for the reef. We didn't sink, but it was close for a while. , Finally, in 1967, I was able to start devot- mg mY P1'iT1Cipal attention to development of the f0mPanY, leaving the running of the business argellf to some very competent associates. I eXPect the results of this 15 years' work to be- C0me Visible during the next twelve mo1'1121'1S- lilvcryo ne in our famil ' - 1 1 - y skis 1though far less lixlmn Wolf' 11159 tol, and Je-an's parents had the 2-0.011 sense to build their retirement home 12 nnles north of Stowe In summer we la S0 ,1 1 ' P Y me tennis and we used to relax at a lake cottage within one hour of the office. Now that the jun- ior nieinbers of the clan are pursuing their own ldeas, the summer consists mostly of meeting Planes, buses, and anything else that moves. One travel idea which has worked extremely well for.us we commend to all multi- child fam- 11168 which can possibly swing it, At age 12 each Chllfi goes on an extended trip with us but without siblings. Twelve is a wonderful age for thls Special only me experience, it's easy on the parents, and the maturity rate which follows is outstanding. For Kathy it was Japan, Hawaii, and the West: for Dick, Scandinavia and Central Ef11'0PeS Ted's turn-is coming. After this expe- Hence, we had no qualms about letting Dick go to Venezuela alone when he was barely 13. Generally we look at our world optimisti- cally and are convinced it's a wonderful time to be living. My main beef is the date picked for the reunion, right in the middle of high school exam days. Did somebody suggest a family affair? PIERRE H. BOUCHERON, JR. I lll Oakwood Drive Scotia, New York 12302 Consultant Design Analysis General Electric Company Building 36 Schenectady, New York 12305 Degree: B. S. E. E. VI-C Wife: Charlotte J. Evans Children: Mrs. Charlotte A. Smith 1245, Pierre IH. III 1215, Robert L. 1165, Edward A. 1145 IEEE Senior Member Hobbies: Building operating model stationary steam engines As many of us did, I finished up at Tech in '47, after three years in World War II, including a year in Europe. Started my business career as a Development Engineer with the National Broadcasting Company in New York City. By that time Big Charlotte 1Wellesley '445 and I had Little Charlotte and Pete. The most important achievement at NBC was the development of the first operational television recording system 1remember the Kinescope replays5. Went back into service during the Korean War and spent two years as television engineering officer with the Signal Corps. By now 11 9535 we decided that we had had enough of New York City working and Long' Island living, so I joined General Electric in Syracuse, New York. That started a very re- warding twelve years of progressive assignments 29 ,