Gale Morris
Gale Preston Morris (b. 1935-05-31 in Berkeley, CA – d. 2023-03-10) attended high school in Portland, OR before receiving bachelor's degree in industrial design from the Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles. The same year (1958) he joined Tektronix as the company's first industrial designer, and established Tek's industrial design department.
His initial responsibility was the design of Tek's instrument carts, e.g., the Type 202.
According to Morris' 2017 account (The history of the Tektronix 453 Oscilloscope @ YouTube), the 453, which was introduced in 1965, was the first Tek scope where industrial designers were "fully engrossed" in the design. The success of that instrument – IBM purchased a significant quantity based on the usability – led to this becoming the norm at Tek.
Links
- Gale Morris @ vintagetek.org
- Gale Morris' 2017 account of his 1969 presentation on the 7000-series industrial design @ YouTube
- The history of the Tektronix 453 Oscilloscope @ YouTube
- Gale Morris Obituary
Patents by Gale Morris
| Page | Office | Number | Title | Inventors | Company | Filing date | Grant date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patent US D192792S | US | D192792S | Mobile stand for an oscilloscope or the like | Gale Morris | Tektronix Inc | 1961-01-09 | 1962-05-15 |