At a glance
- Period
- 20th century
- Place
- United States 1
- Also known as
- Warren Marrison
The watchmaking story
Useful places to start with Warren A. Marrison's work include 1927 quartz clock and US1788533A frequency-control system. 12
Sources associate Warren A. Marrison with Western Electric and Bell Telephone Laboratories, although the precise role remains unresolved. 123
Recognition: National Inventors Hall of Fame, inducted 2011 1
Scope: Horological science 1
Why this person is included
Documented attributable individual contribution
Background and working context
Affiliations and workshops: Western Electric; Bell Telephone Laboratories 12
Geographic ties: United States. Documented workplace / project location; not a citizenship assertion
Brands, workshops, and other relationships
- Non-watch company · Inherited source-linked record; relationship classification reviewed, sources not reopened
Western Electric — Association — role unresolved. Electrical engineer / quartz chronometry developer 123
Legacy affiliation: Western Electric; Bell Telephone Laboratories. Person-level contribution: Developed quartz-controlled time and frequency standards at Bell Laboratories; named inventor on frequency-control patent US1788533A.
Original affiliation wording: Western Electric; Bell Telephone Laboratories. No present-day employment or ownership inferred.
- Institution / education / public service · Inherited source-linked record; relationship classification reviewed, sources not reopened
Bell Telephone Laboratories — Association — role unresolved. Electrical engineer / quartz chronometry developer 123
Legacy affiliation: Western Electric; Bell Telephone Laboratories. Person-level contribution: Developed quartz-controlled time and frequency standards at Bell Laboratories; named inventor on frequency-control patent US1788533A.
Original affiliation wording: Western Electric; Bell Telephone Laboratories. No present-day employment or ownership inferred.
Evidence and limitations
This dossier connects 13 field-specific evidence records with 3 public sources. Known links only; full career not established; unresolved relationship(s) remain
Claim qualifications (13)
- Full name: Profile supplies dates and quartz-clock recognition. Its first-invention wording is not adopted as proof of sole global priority. 1
- Birth year: Profile supplies dates and quartz-clock recognition. Its first-invention wording is not adopted as proof of sole global priority. 1
- Death year: Profile supplies dates and quartz-clock recognition. Its first-invention wording is not adopted as proof of sole global priority. 1
- Recognition: Profile supplies dates and quartz-clock recognition. Its first-invention wording is not adopted as proof of sole global priority. 1
- Affiliations / workshops: Profile supplies dates and quartz-clock recognition. Its first-invention wording is not adopted as proof of sole global priority. 1
- Primary geography: Profile supplies dates and quartz-clock recognition. Its first-invention wording is not adopted as proof of sole global priority. 1
- Noteworthy contribution: Profile supplies dates and quartz-clock recognition. Its first-invention wording is not adopted as proof of sole global priority. 1
- Representative work: Profile supplies dates and quartz-clock recognition. Its first-invention wording is not adopted as proof of sole global priority. 1
- Scope: Profile supplies dates and quartz-clock recognition. Its first-invention wording is not adopted as proof of sole global priority. 1
- Full name: Marrison is the named inventor of this particular patent. This does not settle all quartz-clock collaborators, priorities or patent families. 2
- Representative work: Marrison is the named inventor of this particular patent. This does not settle all quartz-clock collaborators, priorities or patent families. 2
- Noteworthy contribution: Marrison is the named inventor of this particular patent. This does not settle all quartz-clock collaborators, priorities or patent families. 2
- Affiliations / workshops: Marrison is the named inventor of this particular patent. This does not settle all quartz-clock collaborators, priorities or patent families. 2
Sources
- Warren MarrisonNot stated · National Inventors Hall of Fame · Institutional inventor profile · Not stated
[S0321] National Inventors Hall of Fame. "Warren Marrison." Not stated. https://www.invent.org/inductees/warren-marrison Accessed 2026-09-13. Locator: 1896–1980 life dates; Bell Laboratories; 1927 quartz clock; 2011 induction.
Source context
Relationship to subject: Award / induction institution
How it was checked: Opened — relevant text inspected. 1896–1980 life dates; Bell Laboratories; 1927 quartz clock; 2011 induction
Limitation: Profile supplies dates and quartz-clock recognition. Its first-invention wording is not adopted as proof of sole global priority.
- US1788533A — Frequency-control systemWarren A. Marrison · United States Patent Office, reproduced by Google Patents · Patent · Filed 1927-03-28; published 1931-01-13
[S0322] Warren A. Marrison. United States Patent Office, reproduced by Google Patents. "US1788533A — Frequency-control system." Filed 1927-03-28; published 1931-01-13. https://patents.google.com/patent/US1788533A/en Accessed 2026-09-13. Locator: Bibliographic header; inventor, assignee, filing/publication dates and specification.
Source context
Relationship to subject: Original patent attribution and specification
How it was checked: Opened — relevant text inspected. Bibliographic header; inventor, assignee, filing/publication dates and specification
Limitation: Marrison is the named inventor of this particular patent. This does not settle all quartz-clock collaborators, priorities or patent families.
- https://www.invent.org/inductees/warren-marrison https://patents.google.com/patent/US1788533A/enlinked source
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