The bust of Thomas Edison at the entrance to the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington DC honors the inventor's role in the founding of this military facility in 1923.
Photo at left illustrates Radioman, Chapter 18 ("The Naval Research Laboratory"), page 153
Source of Photo: U.S. Naval Research Laboratory
Among the many American civilian women who worked for the US military during World War II are, from left, dietician Thelma Young; lab technician Verna Williams; front desk clerk Harriet Suing; base surgeon's secretary Adeline Bentz; sick-and-wounded section secretary Martha Hibbard.
Fort George Wright, Spokane, Washington, 1943.
Above photo illustrates Radioman, Chapter 18 ("The Naval Research Laboratory"), page 156 Source of Photo: Ray Daves Collection
Above document illustrates RadiomanChapter 18 ("The Naval Research Laboratory," page 156 Source of Document: Ray Daves Collection