C. Chapin Cutler

Cassius Chapin Cutler
Born	December 16, 1914(1914-12-16) Springfield, Massachusetts
Died	December 1, 2002(2002-12-01) (aged 87) North Reading, Massachusetts
Fields	Electrical engineering
Alma mater	Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Notable awards	IEEE Edison Medal

Cassius Chapin Cutler (December 16, 1914 – December 1, 2002) was an American electrical engineer at Bell Labs. His notable achievements include the invention of the corrugated waveguide and differential pulse-code modulation (DPCM).

Biography

He was born on December 16, 1914 in Springfield, Massachusetts to Paul A. Cutler and Myra Chapin. He received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in 1937. On September 27, 1941 he married Virginia Tyler in Waterford, Maine.^[1].

In 1979 Cutler left Bell Labs to become a professor of applied physics at Stanford University.

He died on December 1, 2002, North Reading, Massachusetts^[1][2].

Honors and awards

• IEEE Edison Medal, 1981
• IEEE Centennial Medal, 1984
• IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal, 1991 (with John O. Limb and Arun N. Netravali)
• member, National Academy of Engineering
• member, National Academy of Sciences
• Fellow, IEEE

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "C. Chapin Cutler". National Academy of Sciences. http://www.nap.edu/readingroom.php?book=biomems&page=ccutler.html. Retrieved 2008-12-15. 
2. ^ Massachusetts Death Index

External links

• Bio at the IEEE History Center

Awards
Preceded by Paul Baran	IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal 1991 with Arun Netravali and John O. Limb	Succeeded by James Massey

Persondata
Name	Cutler, C. Chapin
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	December 16, 1914
Place of birth	Springfield, Massachusetts
Date of death	December 1, 2002
Place of death	North Reading, Massachusetts