Edward E. Simmons Jr. (1911 in Los Angeles, California – May 18, 2004, in Pasadena, California) was an electrical engineer and the inventor of the bonded wire resistance strain gauge.
Simmons attended the California Institute of Technology, where he received a B.S.
He continued to work for the Institute under Assistant Professor Donald Clark.
[1] The Franklin Institute awarded Simmons the Edward Longstreth Medal in 1944.
[2] Simmons became notably eccentric later in life, dressing in idiosyncratic attire, including tights, a tutu, a turban, and white satin ballet slippers.