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Creator:
Busignies, Henri Gaston, 1905-1981 (electronic/communications engineer)  Search this
Names:
International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation  Search this
Former owner:
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Electricity and Modern Physics  Search this
Extent:
0.15 Cubic feet (1 box)
Container:
Box 1
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Papers
Place:
Nutley (N.J.)
Date:
1905-1981
Scope and Contents:
Documentation of Gaston's role in the development of radio direction finders during World War II.
Biographical / Historical:
Busignies, electronic-communications engineer, came to the United States from France in 1940 and was naturalized in 1953. He held several positions at the Paris laboratories of the International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation(ITT), 1928-1941, where he was involved with the development of direction finders, radar, and instrument landing and at the Federal Telecommunications Laboratories of ITT at Nutley, New Jersey, 1941-1946. He received a certificate of commendation for his outstanding service with the United States Navy in 1947 and the Presidential Certificate of Merit in 1948.
Separated Materials:
Related objects in the Division of Work and Industry (Electricity and Nuclear Energy collections).
Provenance:
Immediate source of acquisition unknown.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Radio detection finders  Search this
Radar  Search this
Telecommunications engineers  Search this
Electronic engineers -- 20th century  Search this
Electronics  Search this
Communications, Military  Search this
Genre/Form:
Papers
Citation:
Henri Gaston Busignies Papers, 1905-1981, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.0098
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8c4fd8379-6532-42e1-9762-37e3d70c8f36
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0098