Cassius Chapin Cutler

Cassius Chapin Cutler, known as C. Chapin Cutler, was an American electrical engineer whose career at Bell Labs spanned more than four decades. His inventions in radio, radar, signal coding, imaging, and satellite communications earned him more than 80 patents. His most significant contributions include the invention of the Cutler feed antenna used on Allied bombers during World War II, differential pulse-code modulation (DPCM), and the corrugated-waveguide filter. He also played a key role in the development of the traveling wave tube and participated in Project Echo and the Telstar experiments, pioneering achievements in satellite communication.