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graduated from Williams College in 1949 | graduated from Williams College in 1949 before joining General Radio as a co-op student in 1949. He obtained a degree from MIT in 1952. | ||
He then worked for close to forty years for | He then worked for close to forty years for General Radio until his retirement from GenRad as a staff scientist, in 1993. | ||
Among other achievements, he is credited with the design of the [[Digibridge]] instrument and invented the [[Orthonull]] mechanism (see [[1650-A]]). | |||
Hall was a Life Fellow of the IEEE and one of only three General Radio Fellows. | Hall was a Life Fellow of the IEEE and one of only three General Radio Fellows. | ||
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==Links== | ==Links== | ||
* [https://www.ietlabs.com/pdf/application_notes/12-Henry%20Hall%20Digibridge%20Patent-Digibridge.pdf IET Labs Application Note, ''Henry Hall: Father of the Digibridge''] | * [https://www.ietlabs.com/pdf/application_notes/12-Henry%20Hall%20Digibridge%20Patent-Digibridge.pdf IET Labs Application Note, ''Henry Hall: Father of the Digibridge''] | ||
* [https://www.ietlabs.com/pdf/GR_Experimenters/1962/GenRad_Experimenter_May_1962.pdf | * Henry P. Hall, ''A New System for Measuring the Inductance of Iron-Core Coils''. [https://www.ietlabs.com/pdf/GR_Experimenters/1962/GenRad_Experimenter_May_1962.pdf GenRad Experimenter Vol.36 No.5, May 1962] ([[1630-AL]], [[1633-A]]) | ||
* [https://www.ietlabs.com/pdf/GR_Experimenters/1966/GenRad_Experimenter_June_1966.pdf | * Henry P. Hall, ''The Measurement of Electrolytic Capacitors''. [https://www.ietlabs.com/pdf/GR_Experimenters/1966/GenRad_Experimenter_June_1966.pdf GenRad Experimenter Vol.40 No.6, June 1966] ([[1617-A]]) | ||
* Henry P. Hall, ''A New Universal Impedance Bridge''. [[Media:General Radio Experimenter Vol.33 No.3 March 1959.pdf|General Radio Experimenter Volume 33, No. 3, March 1959]], page 3. | |||
* Henry P. Hall, ''Orthonull - A Mechanical Device to Improve Bridge Balance Convergence''. [[Media:General Radio Experimenter Vol.33 No.4 April 1959.pdf|General Radio Experimenter Volume 33, No. 4, April 1959]], page 7. | |||
==Patents== | ==Patents== | ||