Abstract :
ON APRIL 26, 1958, the High-Voltage Laboratory, located in Dearborn Hall, Oregon State College, was dedicated to F. O. McMillan, formerly head of the department of electrical engineering, who served as president of AIEE, 1951–52. Above, Mt: At the dedication ceremonies were: (left to right) F. R. McMillan, son of F. O. McMillan; E. C. Starr, chief engineer, Bonneville Power Administration and a director of AIEE, who presented the historical background of the development of the Laboratory; and L. N. Stone, head of the electrical engineering department and in charge of high-voltage research. Above, right: View of the Laboratory showing the 50-cm sphere gap in foreground and the 350,000-volt transformer at the extreme right. The Laboratory was completed In 1952 and has been used for corona and radio noise studies, as well as for educational work in high voltage. Prof. McMillan, who died In 1956, pioneered in the development of the Laboratory.
