Durham, New Hampshire
Kenneth L. Carr
1932 — 2024
Kenneth L. Carr, 92, an internationally recognized microwave pioneer, died on February 16 in Durham, following a stroke. Born on Feb. 15, 1932, Ken grew up in Cambridge, Mass. Graduating from Rindge Technical School in 1949 and Tufts University in 1953, he spent his life developing radar systems. In 1958 Ken married his high-school sweetheart, Nancy Ellen Berthold, and launched Ferrotec Inc., developing a switch that enabled a high-altitude spy plane to take high-resolution photographs of nuclear missile sites in Cuba, during the Cuban Missile Crisis. In 1970 Ferrotec merged with Microwave Associates to form M/A-Com, where Ken was group vice president and technical director. In 1985 Ken...