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Biographical Memoirs, Volume 84
Sid was married twice. He had no children with his first wife. He married for the second time in 1965; the marriage produced two daughters. Sid seemed proud that he was over 60 years old when they were born. He said that he “would like to live at least until age 86, so as to see both girls graduate from college.” Happily he did. Sid was a man of great personal and professional integrity. He was an intense but gentle man who was surprisingly modest. He was also a gregarious person who knew a lot about many things and had much to say. A colleague once commented that “asking Sid Darlington a question was like trying to take a drink from a fire hose.”
In his personal life, Sid enjoyed hiking, snowshoeing, and mountain climbing. He is survived by his wife, Joan, of Exeter, New Hampshire; two daughters, Ellen and Rebecca; and his sister, Celia.
CAREER CHRONOLOGY
1929-71
Bell Telephone Laboratories, Inc., member of the technical staff, department head at the time of retirement.
1944-45
On leave from Bell Telephone Laboratories for seven months, employed by the Office of Field Services and assigned to the 14th Antiaircraft Command in the southwest Pacific area.
1960-72
Visiting lecturer at the University of California, Berkeley, for periods of one to six weeks.
1971
Retired from Bell Telephone Laboratories at the mandatory retirement age.
1971-74
Part-time consultant to Bell Telephone Laboratories.
1971-97
Adjunct professor at the University of New Hampshire and occasional consultant.
1978
Visiting lecturer at the University of California, Los Angeles, for one month.
1980-97
Member of the newly established New Hampshire State Legislative Academy of Science and Technology.
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