M. Eugene Cook earned his BSEE from Bucknell University in 1943. After four years (1943-1947) in the U.S. Naval Research Lab, he was hired as a Field Engineer in the Mobile Radio Department at Federal Telephone and Radio Corporation. From 1950-1957, he worked in various positions at Philco Corporation, having to do with Philco's television development. After one year on a classified government project, Cook began his tenure at RCA Corporation in the Computer Systems Division. From 1958-1972, he pioneered and was a significant contributor in the planning of RCA's data communications equipment, including the RCA 301, 3301 and Spectra 70. He also represented RCA on many national and international data communications standards committees, including BEMA X3S3, BEMA X3S34, TR30, ISO SC6 and CCITT Special A. He left RCA in 1973 to become a certified financial planner and Vice President at Raymond James & Associates, retiring in 1995. M. Eugene Cook died the summer of 2005.
From the guide to the M. Eugene Cook papers, 1941-1972, (University of Minnesota Libraries. Charles Babbage Institute. [cbi])
