Charles Baldwin Sawyer was a Cleveland, Ohio scientist and businessman who figured prominently in the early development of the beryllium and Rochelle salt industries. Sawyer graduated from Yale University and MIT. In 1921, Sawyer and Charles F. Brush, Jr. founded the Brush Development Company. Sawyer also founded the Brush Beryllium Company and was instrumental in the development of modern uses for beryllium in nuclear physics and in rocketry. Charles B. Sawyer held many patents and belonged to numerous scientific societies, including The American Association for the Advancement of Science, The American Chemical Society, The American Society for Metals, The American Physical Society, and The British Institute of Metals.
From the guide to the Charles Baldwin Sawyer Papers, 1913-1970, 1930-1960, (Case Western Reserve University Kelvin Smith Library Special Collections)
