Ronald M. Foster
Ronald Martin Foster, was a Bell Labs mathematician whose work was of significance regarding electronic filters for use on telephone lines. He published an important paper, A Reactance Theorem, which quickly inspired Wilhelm Cauer to begin his program of network synthesis filters which put the design of filters on a firm mathematical footing. He is also known for the Foster census of cubic symmetric graphs and the 90-vertex cubic symmetric Foster graph.Education
Foster was a Harvard College graduate S.B., summa cum laude, Class of 1917. He also received two honorary Sc.D.s.Professional career
- 1917 - 1943 Research & Development Department, American Telephone & Telegraph, as a Research Engineer, New York City, New York.
- 1943 - 1963 Professor and Head of Department of Mathematics, Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, Brooklyn, New York City, New York.
Publications
- Campbell, GA, Foster, RM, Fourier Integrals for Practical Applications, "Bell System Technical Journal", pp 639–707, 1928.
- Pierce, BO, Foster. RM. "A Short Table of Integrals", Fourth Edition, Ginn and Company, pp 1–189, 1956.
