Edwin King Stodola
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Edwin King Stodola was an American electrical engineer.
He was born in Brooklyn, New York, and graduated from Cooper Union
with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering in 1936, then an E.E. degree in 1947. In 1936, he worked
with Radio Engineering Laboratories, then he joined the U.S. Signal Corps in 1939 as a radio engineer. In 1941, during World War II
, he was stationed at the Evans Signal Laboratory
near Belmar, New Jersey
.
Following the war, Stodola was a member of Project Diana
, an Signal Corps project to investigate long range radar. Led by John H. DeWitt, Jr.
, this group consisted of a five-man team with Stodola as the chief scientist. During a test on January 10, 1946, this team became the first to bounce a radio signal off the moon and detect the resulting echo.
He left the Signal Corps in 1947 and became an engineer with Reeves Instrument Corporation. Stodola received the Presidential Citation from Cooper Union in 1978 in recognition of his contributions to radar and radar tracking systems. In 1983 he moved to Central Florida. He was married to Rose B. Stodola and the couple had a son, Robert King, and three daughters, Cynthia Pomerleau, Leslie Darland and Sherry Rapport.
He was born in Brooklyn, New York, and graduated from Cooper Union
Cooper Union
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, commonly referred to simply as Cooper Union, is a privately funded college in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, United States, located at Cooper Square and Astor Place...
with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering in 1936, then an E.E. degree in 1947. In 1936, he worked
with Radio Engineering Laboratories, then he joined the U.S. Signal Corps in 1939 as a radio engineer. In 1941, during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, he was stationed at the Evans Signal Laboratory
Camp Evans
Camp Evans, New Jersey is a former military base associated with Fort Monmouth. It is located in Wall Township, although it is often said to be located in Belmar . The property overlooks the Shark River.Camp Evans is named after Lt. Col...
near Belmar, New Jersey
Belmar, New Jersey
Belmar is a borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 5,794. The Borough of Belmar is governed under the Faulkner Act system of municipal government....
.
Following the war, Stodola was a member of Project Diana
Project Diana
Project Diana, named for the Roman moon goddess Diana — goddess of the hunt, wild animals and the moon — was a project of the US Army Signal Corps to bounce radio signals off the moon and receive the reflected signals...
, an Signal Corps project to investigate long range radar. Led by John H. DeWitt, Jr.
John H. DeWitt, Jr.
John H. DeWitt, Jr. was an American pioneer in radio broadcasting, radar astronomy and photometry. He observed the first successful reception of radio echoes off the moon on January 10, 1946 as part of Project Diana....
, this group consisted of a five-man team with Stodola as the chief scientist. During a test on January 10, 1946, this team became the first to bounce a radio signal off the moon and detect the resulting echo.
He left the Signal Corps in 1947 and became an engineer with Reeves Instrument Corporation. Stodola received the Presidential Citation from Cooper Union in 1978 in recognition of his contributions to radar and radar tracking systems. In 1983 he moved to Central Florida. He was married to Rose B. Stodola and the couple had a son, Robert King, and three daughters, Cynthia Pomerleau, Leslie Darland and Sherry Rapport.