Collection primarily consists of drafts, notes, caluations, reports, correspondence, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) materials, record of inventions, and designs from Stone's work for the Raytheon Company involving industrial applications and home use for the microwave. It also includes literature for the trade as well as educational materials for consumers dating from the 1950-1980s.
Scope and Contents:
Papers documenting William R. Stone's involvement in the invention and development of the microwave for industrial and home use. The collection includes biographical information; patents, and other invention related papers; photographs; design drawings; internal company papers and memoranda; Stone's research and reports, especially on the subject of microwave safety; and trade literature relating to products for both industrial and home use.
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged into nine series.
Series 1: Correspondence, 1969-1985
Series 2: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), 1981-1985
Series 3: Conferences and Symposiums Conferences and Symposiums, 1969-1980
Series 4: Literature for the Trade, 1967-1986, undated
Series 5: Consumer Materials Consumer Materials, 1979-1980, undated
Series 6: Notes and Drafts 1971-1981, undated
Series 7: Raytheon Company Matereials, 1969-1989, undated
Series 8: Industrial Reports and Statndards, 1951-1984
Series 9: Other Materials, 1971, undated
Biographical / Historical:
William Robert Stone (September 24, 1920-October 26, 2006) was an engineer for the Raytheon Company located in Waltham, Massachusetts. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts to Nathan Stone (June 30, 1900-January 7, 1968) and Ida Davis Stone (August 1, 1899-July 15, 1990). At the age of twenty-one he registered for the United States Army while working for the Boston Navy Yard in Charlestown, Massachusetts. Stone attended Northeastern University where he obtained his Associates of Electrical Engineering degree (A.E.E.) in 1953 and Bachelor of Business Administration degree (B.B.A.) in 1956. He also took classes in the Graduate School of Engineering at Northeastern University from 1956-1958.
In 1951 Stone began working for the Raytheon Company. He was involved in the invention and development of microwave ovens for industrial uses, such as for ink drying, rubber vulcanization, and later for home use. Stone published research on the industrial food applications of microwaves, specifically on oyster shucking and in outer space. In 2006 Stone died in Boca Raton, Palm Beach, Florida at the age of eighty-six.
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Provenance:
Donated to the Archives Center in 2014 by Robin Hoffman, William Stone's daughter.
Restrictions:
Collection open for research on site by appointment. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.
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.
scientific glass, quartz and ceramic grinding services ; for use in optic, radio and television, astronomy, electrical engineering, and physics applications ; glass shapes, spherical and aspherical lens blanks, and corrugations and special groovings in flat and cylindrical surfaces ;
electronic weighing and force measurement systems for industry ; load cells for industrial and aerospace electrical engineering applications ; readout and control instrumentation ; inventory control systems ;
Includes:
Trade catalog
Black and white images
Physical description:
4 pieces; 1 box
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Wallingford, Connecticut, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Engineering consultants and contractors Search this
1907 ; engineers' supplies for steam, gas, water and electrical engineering ; pipes, fittings, valves for boilers ; engineers' and machinists' tools ; plumbing and electrical supplies ; gauges
Custom built motors, mostly for aviation purposes ; EEMCO in Los Angeles has been in the aerospace industry for 54 years. The company designs, develops, assembles and tests electro-mechanical and hydra-mechanical specialty actuators, motors, generators and complete control systems for the military and commercial aerospace industry worldwide. EEMCO's systems are used in wing flap and ground launcher actuators and hydraulic pump drives. http://home.earthlink.net/~irta/cscln004.htm
instrumentation amplifiers ; "Micronoise" amplifier ; micro current source ; miniature analog and digital instrumention lines ; signal limit sensor ; "Memorette" memory indicator ; electrical line condition monitors ; high or low voltage and current alarms ; panel mounting ; distributors and electrical engineers ;
Includes:
Trade catalog and price lists
Black and white images
Physical description:
5 pieces; 1 box
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Annapolis, Maryland, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Engineering consultants and contractors Search this
Measuring; calculating and testing devices Search this
Sound recording and playback equipment (including phonographs; microphones; and phonograph records) Search this
Fluvent Electric Co. Ltd. ; Fluvent Electrical Works ; Aeroflex Hope's Patents Search this
Notes content:
Primarily undated (1930s to 1950s?) trade for a British manufacturing electrical engineering company for electrical equipment: Aeroflex fuses traction type ; Ajax switches ; Aeroflex fuses standard type low tension ; Aeroflex Fluvent Hope's Patents insulated type service cut-outs ; distribution boards for use on 400 volts 3-phase A.C. supply ; type H fuse-switch ; type L switch ; feeder pillars and units ; all insulated house service cut-outs ; meter trunking ; unit type switch boards ; high breaking capacity ironclad fusegear ; overhead line fuses ; and a catalog of Aeroflex Ceram Class-P high breaking capacity rewireable cartridge fuses. Also a manual entitled "Technical Data and Test Reports on Aeroflex Fuses Hope's Patents for Medium Pressure Circuits."
Electrical engineers and manufacturers of storage batteries for all purposes ; miner's cap lamps and hand lamps ; equipment for the hat making industry ; "Omnibus" batteries ; service station and garage battery chargers ; marine batteries ; battery chargers ; photometers.
Includes:
Trade catalog and manual
Black and white images
Color images
Physical description:
55 pieces; 1 box
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Denton, Manchester, United Kingdom
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Engineering consultants and contractors Search this
Lighting (electric; gas; candle; oil; etc.) Search this
Boats and ships (including marine hardware and supplies) Search this
Automobiles and automotive equipment (including trucks and buses) Search this
