[2] He studied at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, where he was part of a new program in engineering physics.
He graduated in 1920 with a bachelor's degree in physics engineering;[4] his studies were interrupted by World War I when he served in the Royal Flying Corps as a radio technician.
[5] A submultiple controlled frequency generator then divided this down to a usable, regular pulse that drove a synchronous motor.
[2] A New York Times headline in October 1929 reported "Electrified Quartz Crystal Displaces Clock Pendulum".
[6] The invention would lead AT&T, the subsequent owners of Bell Labs, to develop a timepiece division called Frequency Control Products.