The HistoryMakers video oral history with Victor Lawrence.
| Format | Video (Streaming) |
| Publication | Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016]. |
| Description | 1 online resource (6 video files (2 hr., 55 min., 54 sec.)) : sound, color. |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=https://da.thehistorymakers.org/storiesForBio;ID=A2013.063 |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Lawrence, Victor B., interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Crowe, Larry F., interviewer. |
| Other author/creator | Hickey, Matthew, director of photography. |
| Other author/creator | HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company. |
| Variant title | History Makers video oral history with Victor Lawrence |
| Portion of title | Victor Lawrence |
| Abstract | Electrical engineer Victor B. Lawrence was born on May 10, 1945 in Accra, Ghana. Lawrence attended the Imperial College of Science and Technology at the University of London where he received his B.Sc. degree in 1968, his M.S. degree in 1969, and his Ph.D. degree in 1972, all in electrical engineering. Lawrence joined Bell Laboratories in 1974 and then served as supervisor of AT&T Information Systems Laboratories, department head of Data Communication Research, director of Advanced Multimedia Communications, and vice president of Advanced Communications Technology. In 2005, he became the director of the Center for Intelligent Networked Systems and was named associate dean and Charles Batchler Chair Professor of Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology. For his contributions, Lawrence was elected as a Fellow in the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers in 1987, Bell Laboratories in 1992 and National Academy of Engineering 2003. He also co-founded the International Cultural Exchange Center. |
| Credits | Videographer, Matthew Hickey. |
| Performer | Larry Crowe, interviewer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Eatontown, New Jersey 2013 March 6. |
| Source of description | Vendor-supplied metadata. |
| Genre/form | Internet videos. |
| Genre/form | Interviews. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Genre/form | Oral histories. |
| Genre/form | Oral histories. |
| Genre/form | Internet videos. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Stock number | A2013.063 HistoryMakers |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |