Walter Ransom Gail Baker

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Walter Ransom Gail Baker

Born 1892
Lockport, New York
Died 1960
Residence United States
Nationality American
Fields Electrical engineering
Notable awards IEEE Medal of Honor

Walter Ransom Gail Baker (1892-1960) was an electrical engineer.

He was born in Lockport, New York, in 1892 and graduated in electrical engineering from Union College in Schenectady, New York in 1916. He received a Master's degree in electrical engineering, also from Union College, in 1919. He took a job with General Electric in 1916 and worked on radio for military applications during the World War I