CONTRIBUTIONS OF BLACK AMERICANS

CONTRIBUTIONS OF BLACK AMERICANS - Bernard Smith

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CONTRIBUTIONS OF BLACK AMERICANS
TO
ELECTRONIC RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT,
PRODUCTION DISTRIBUTION, AND TRAINING
AT
FORT MONMOUTH

1940-1982

BY THOMAS E. DANIELS

ELECTRONIC RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT COMMAND

COMBAT SURVEILLANCE AND TARGET ACQUISITION LABORATORY

FEBRUARY 1983

The intent or purpose of this booklet is as follows:

1. To promote an awareness of technological contributions
    by blacks collectively at Fort Monmouth.
2. To promote an awareness of blacks in many nontraditional
    areas of technology, science, and engineering.
3. To promote an awareness of many high level black men and
    women, including military who served at Fort Monmouth.
4. To inspire youths, particularly blacks and minorities,
    to consider science and engineering careers by providing role models.
5. To dispel the myths that blacks can only achieve in
    sports and entertainment.

Reprinted from Monmouth Message, 5 Jul 79

POST PHYSICIST AWARD PATENT FOR ELECTRON-EMITTER

    Bernard Smith, Neptune, a physicist employed at Fort Monmouth, has been granted a United States patent for a method of forming an efficient electron-emitter
    The emitter is expected to enhance the development of hybrid room-temperature, all-solid-state vacuum tube amplifier devices. Such devices would find broad application in military radar, communications, and electronic warfare jamming equipment.
    Smith, holds a Bachelor of Science degree in physics and Master of Science degree in physics and electrical engineering, has been employed as a physicist here since 1962.
    He published and presented numerous professional papers on primary electron emitters and microwave devices techniques. He has been granted two previous patents and has several others pending.
    Smith now is developing electron emitters and bonded grid convergent guns for use in microwave and millimeter wave subsystems in the Electronics Technology and Devices Laboratory of the Army Electronics Research and Development Command.

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