Andrew F. G. Dingwall ’49

Andy died Feb. 24, 2003. He was 75 and had been suffering from dementia. Andy prepared for Princeton at Exeter. At Princeton he majored in basic engineering and graduated with honors. He sang with the choir and was a member of Terrace Club.

Andy was a Fulbright scholar who earned four master's degrees and a doctorate from the U. of Sheffield in England. He spent his entire working career with RCA Laboratories (now Sarnoff Corp.) or related companies, and held more than 100 patents. He was a materials expert and was on the team that created the metal oxide semiconductor. He then specialized in microprocessor circuitry. One of his circuits was used in the Galileo satellite. The Pioneer satellite featured a silicon germanium alloy he invented. Andy was a fellow of the Institute of Electric and Electronic Engineers and was elected to the New Jersey Inventors Hall of Fame in 1991.

Andy is survived by his wife, Virginia; two sons, Andrew and David; a stepdaughter, Carol Meeker; stepsons A. Ross Meeker III and Gregory Meeker; and five step-grandchildren. The class extends its sympathy to them on the loss of this creative and kind gentleman and loyal classmate.

The Class of 1949