Arthur D. Hall III ’49

Arthur died March 31, 2006. He was 81.

He prepared for Princeton at Brookville (Va.) High School and served in the Army during World War II prior to attending Princeton. At Princeton he majored in electrical engineering.

Arthur worked for many years at Bell Labs prior to forming his own consulting business. He was a founding member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and authored several textbooks on systems engineering. He is listed in Who’s Who Men of Science as the father of the picture telephone and creator of the patented Auto Farm System, which provides global- positioning equipment for precision farming. His hobbies included flying, yachting, photography, and gardening.

Arthur was married several times. He is survived by his wife, Judith Merrill Hall; two daughters, Emily McPherson and Deborah Branson; a stepdaughter, Laura Pencke; and seven grandchildren. The class extends its sympathy to them on their loss of this creative and talented man.