威廉·威尔逊1887—1948

William Wilson was born in Preston, England. he studied at the University of Manchester, Cambridge University, and Giessen in Germany receiving his B.Sc. degree in 1907, his M.Sc. in 1908, and his D.Sc. in 1913 While at Cambridge University he studied radioactivity under Sir Ernest Rutherford. Between the years 1912 and 1914, he became a lecturer at the University of Toronto before joining Western Electric Company and the Bell Laboratories in 1915. During this year he was also given the task of setting up radio receiving stations to listen for signals of an experimental transmitter stationed in Arlington Virginia. The test was successful. In 1918, Wilson was put in charge of the research, development, and manufacturing of vacuum tubes for the U.S. Government, and then of radio research and development and design of transatlantic radiotelephones in 1925. It was also during this time that resulted in the development of short-wave radio telephone systems for communication with Europe. In 1927, he accepted the position of Assistant Director of Research as well as was put in charge of researching solutions to wire communication problems in 1934. In 1936, Wilson was promoted to Assistant Vice President and placed in charge of the Personnel and Publication Departments.