Dr. William Barrett
Class of 1948
Hall of Honor 1984
Teacher, author, computer engineer, electrical engineer, industrial scientist and inventor.
Dr. William A. Barrett was trained in physics and mathematics at the Universities of Nebraska and Utah. He invented a magnetic memory device for the Bell System.
Barrett has developed courses in computer engineering and language translation at Lehigh University. He designed a special compiler for the Hewlett-Packard Company.
He is currently forming a new company to develop and market intelligent integrated circuit design tools.