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Oliver Ellsworth Buckley

1887-08-08 – 1959-12-14

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Identifier: belltelephonemag00vol2930amerrich (find matches) Title: Bell telephone magazine Year: 1922 (1920s) Authors: American Telephone and Telegraph Company American Telephone and Telegraph Company. Information Dept Subjects: Telephone Publisher: (New York, American Telephone and Telegraph Co., etc.) Contributing Library: Prelinger Library Digitizing Sponsor: Internet Archive View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: ating Vice Presi- dent. He moved to New York and theA. T. & T. in 1949, and this proved to bea busy year for Mr. Kappel; for he was anassistant vice president in the Departmentof Operation and Engineering, and thenVice President in charge of the Long LinesDepartment, before he assumed his presentresponsibilities in November of that year. No end to the spiral of inflation is yet insight, and it is Charles E. Wamplers re-sponsibility, as A. T. & T. Vice Presidentin charge of Revenue Requirements Stud-ies, to keep a sharp eye on its effect uponthe Bell System. With the System since1929, he had both Traffic and Engineeringexperience in the Illinois Bell TelephoneCompany before he became an assistant vicepresident in Chicago in 1948. The follow-ing year found him with A. T. & T. inNew York, where, after serving for a pe-riod as assistant vice president in the Per-sonnel Relations Department, he was madeGeneral Manager of the Long Lines De-partment. He was elected to his present Text Appearing After Image: F. R. Kappel Charles E. Warn pier Oliver E. Buckley Whos Who & Whats What 139 Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.Credit: Internet Archive Book Images

Life & Legacy

Oliver Ellsworth Buckley (August 8, 1887 – December 14, 1959) was an American electrical engineer known for his contributions to the field of submarine telephony.

Occupation & Career

inventor

Education

Cornell University; Grinnell College

Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications

Edison Medal

Legacy Highlights

Honors & Awards

Edison Medal

Organizations & Memberships

American Philosophical Society · National Academy of Sciences

Education & Institutions

Cornell University · Grinnell College

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Sources & Provenance

  1. Wikidata population candidate Q2794297 — wikidata View source

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