John D. Askew, Jr. (ca. 1909-1977), a native of Atlanta, graduated from the Georgia School of Technology with a degree in Electrical Engineering in 1930. While a student at Tech he was a member of Phi Kappa Tau, the M. L. Brittain Debating Society, the Band, the Naval Drum and Bugle Corps., and the American Institute of Electrical Engineers (AIEE). After graduation he worked in engineering and marketing at Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph. A published author, Askew wrote Fundamental Theory of the Thermionic Vacuum Tube, which appeared in print in 1941. The second edition was published in 1943.
From the description of John D. Askew, Jr. papers, 1928-1930. (Georgia Institute of Technology). WorldCat record id: 419561472
