Leonard P. Fox papers, 1951-1983
Part of collection: David Sarnoff Research Center records (2464-09)
Dates
- Creation: 1951-1983
Biographical Note
Leonard P. Fox earned a BS in 1948 and an MS in 1949 in chemical engineering from Lehigh University. He began to work for RCA Lancaster in 1949; while there he completed an MS in physics from Franklin and Marshall College in 1956. Fox eventually moved to RCA Somerville where he oversaw etching and plating processes, then the RCA plant in Moorestown, New Jersey, where he served as Manager of printed circuit manufacturing engineering. In 1970, Fox moved to the David Sarnoff Research Center at Princeton, where he became Head of the VideoDisc Applied Process research group in the Materials and Processing Research Laboratory.
Fox was awarded four U.S. patents, and was the recipient of an RCA Laboratories Outstanding Achievement Award. He died in Cherry Hill, New Jersey in 2012.
Scope and Content
The Leonard P. Fox papers are composed of articles, notes, and photographs of chemical processes related to Fox’s work on the research and development of etching and plating techniques to improve the production of VideoDiscs, particularly on the conductive coating for the VideoDisc surface and on scratch testing.
One of Fox's lab notebooks (1970-1980) can be found in Record group 26.
General Physical Description (AVD portion only)
(AVD portion only) 23 photographic prints : b&w ; 8 x 10 in. 81 photographic prints : b&w ; 4 x 6 in.
Extent
From the Collection: 990 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Additional Description
Access Restrictions
This collection contains material from the Manuscripts and Archives Department (M&A) and the Audiovisual Collections and Digital Initiatives Department (AVD). Box prefixes indicate which department holds an individual file or item.
Boxes M&A 127-846, M&A 1061-1064, and M&A 1283-1313 are stored offsite. Please contact the Manuscripts and Archives Department at least 48 hours in advance of research visit.
Provenance
Donated to the David Sarnoff Library by Leonard P. Fox in 2003.
Processing Notes
Processed by Rachael A. Beyer, September 2014.
Subjects
Related Names
Subject
- Fox, Leonard P. (Person)
Creator
- From the Collection: Sarnoff Corporation (Organization)
- From the Collection: Radio Corporation of America. David Sarnoff Research Center, Princeton, N.J (Organization)
Repository Details
Repository Details
Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository
