Kenneth Bullington

Kenneth Bullington

Kenneth Bullington

Birthdate

1913/01/11

Death date

1984/05/30

Associated organizations

Bell Labs

Fields of study

Radio

Awards

Franklin Institute Stuart Ballantine Medal, Morris N. Liebmann Memorial Award

Biography

Kenneth Bullington (A'45, SM'53, F'55) was an American electrical engineer known for his work with ultra-high frequency radio propagation. He was born on January 11, 1913 in Guthrie, Oklahoma. He attended the University of New Mexico, receiving the B.S. in E.E. degree in 1936. He received his M.S. in 1937 from MIT.

Bullington joined Bell Labs during World War II. He was engaged primarily with wire transmission problems connected with voice frequency and carrier telephone systems. He later worked on the engineering of mobile telephone and microwave relay systems and led trailblazing research on tropospheric scatter. His 1953 article "Frequency Economy in Mobile Radio Bands" was the first to foreshadow celluar radio systems. Bullington received the 1956 IEEE Morris N. Liebmann award and the 1956 Franklin Institute Stuart Ballantine Medal. He died on May 30, 1984.