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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Henri Gaston Busignies Papers
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0098
- Creators:
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Busignies, Henri Gaston, 1905-1981 (electronic/communications engineer)
- Dates:
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1905-1981
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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0.15 Cubic feet1 box
- Repository:
- Container:
- 1
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Documentation of Gaston's role in the development of radio direction finders during World War II.
Biographical / Historical
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.
Administration
Author
Robert Harding
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Immediate source of acquisition unknown.
Separated Materials
Related objects in the Division of Work and Industry (Electricity and Nuclear Energy collections).
Custodial History
Transferred to the Archives Center from the Division of Electricity (Now the Division of Work and Industry), March 30, 1984.
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Robert Harding, archivist.
Using the Collection
Preferred Citation
Henri Gaston Busignies Papers, 1905-1981, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
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.
Keywords
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| Nutley (N.J.) | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Radio detection finders | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Radar | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Telecommunications engineers | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Electronic engineers -- 20th century | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Electronics | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Communications, Military | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Electricity and Modern Physics | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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