Fred C. Bailey

Fred C. Bailey (October 5, 1925 — January 21, 2021) was an American engineer.^[1]

Fred C. Bailey
Born	(1925-10-05)October 5, 1925
Died	January 21, 2021(2021-01-21) (aged 95)
Alma mater	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BS, MS)
Scientific career
Fields	Mechanics
Institutions	Teledyne

Education

Bailey earned a BS and MS from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.^[1]

Research and career

Bailey served as an electrician's mate in the Navy, in the midst of his college studies. After MIT he took a position at Caterpillar Tractor Company and then moved to the National Research Council of the Academy of Science. In 1955 he moved to Boston to take a position with Lessells and Associates^[2] where he rose to the position of president. As president he guided Lessells and Associates through its acquisition by Teledyne. He retired as President of Teledyne Engineering Services in 1986.^[1] He was a President of the Society for Experimental Stress Analysis (SESA) (now Society for Experimental Mechanics) from 1967 to 1969.^[3] Bailey was named an Honorary Member of the Society in 1992, a position held until his death in 2021.^[4]

Awards and recognition

• Society for Experimental Mechanics Fellow (1976)^[5]
• Society for Experimental Mechanics Tatnall (1974)^[6]
• Society for Experimental Mechanics Honorary Member (1992 to 2021)^[4]