Fred C. Bailey | |
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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]
Bailey earned a BS and MS from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. [1]
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]
Fred C. Bailey | |
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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]
Bailey earned a BS and MS from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. [1]
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]