Spectrum Magazine, which featured his essays on technology and engineering culture. Later career After retirement in 2002, Lucky was a member of the Defense Science Board, chairman of the board of ANSER, Inc., a member of the Laboratory Operations Board of the United States Department of Energy, chairman of Marconi Society, and a member of advisory board of TTI/Vanguard. The governor of New Jersey appointed him to the Authority for the Redevelopment of Fort Monmouth, and he was elected chairman of that Authority. References External links Robert Lucky’s personal website (http://www.boblucky.com) IEEE Spectrum Reflections Columns by Robert Lucky (http://www.boblucky.com/spectrum) An Oral History by Robert Lucky (http://www.ieeeghn.org/wiki/index.php/Oral-History:Robert_Lucky) A Video Lecture by Robert Lucky, Introduction to Optical Communications, 1988 (https://archive.org/details/RobertWL1988) “The Machine That Changed The World; Interview with Robert Lucky, 1991,” 03/04/1991, WGBH Media Library & Archives, accessed September 16, 2016. “Dr. Robert W. Lucky obituary,” 03/10/2022, Asbury Park Press, accessed March 18, 2022. 1936 births Living people Scientists at Bell Labs IEEE Edison Medal recipients Engineers from Pennsylvania American inventors People from Fair Haven, New Jersey Scientists from Pittsburgh Purdue University College of Engineering alumni Members of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts Members of the United States National Academy of Engineering Engineers from New Jersey Presidents of the IEEE Communications Society