Gale Morris

Gale Preston Morris (b. 1935-05-31 in Berkeley, CA – d. 2023-03-10) attended high school in Portland, OR before receiving a bachelor's degree in industrial design from the Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles in 1958. The same year he joined Tektronix as the company's first industrial designer, and established Tek's industrial design department.

Gale Morris in 1987 (TekWeek May 11)

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.

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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