s ▁Category : 2 0 1 2 ▁death s ▁Category : May ors ▁of ▁Low ell , ▁Massachusetts ▁Category : L ow ell , ▁Massachusetts ▁City ▁Council ▁members <0x0A> </s> ▁Walter ▁Van ▁Dy ke ▁B ingham ▁( 1 8 8 0 – 1 9 5 2 ) ▁was ▁an ▁applied ▁and ▁industrial ▁psych ologist ▁who ▁made ▁significant ▁contributions ▁to ▁intelligence ▁testing . ▁A ▁pione er ▁in ▁applied ▁psych ology , ▁B ingham ▁got ▁his ▁start ▁in ▁experimental ▁psych ology , ▁receiving ▁his ▁Ph . D . ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Chicago ▁under ▁James ▁R . ▁Ang ell . ▁B ingham ▁went ▁from ▁D art mouth ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁to ▁organ ize ▁the ▁Division ▁of ▁App lied ▁Psych ology ▁at ▁the ▁Car neg ie ▁Institute ▁of ▁Technology . ▁When ▁war ▁came ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁B ingham ▁was ▁rec ru ited ▁by ▁Robert ▁Y erk es ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁a ▁small ▁group ▁that ▁developed ▁the ▁Army ▁Al pha ▁and ▁B eta ▁tests . ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁B ingham ▁served ▁as ▁executive ▁secretary ▁of ▁the ▁committee ▁on ▁classification ▁of ▁personnel ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Army , ▁and ▁later ▁in ▁the ▁war ▁served ▁as ▁lieutenant ▁colon el ▁in ▁the ▁Person nel ▁Branch ▁of ▁the ▁Army ▁General ▁Staff . ▁From ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁B ingham ▁was ▁chief ▁psych ologist ▁of ▁the ▁Ad j ut ant ▁General ' s ▁Office ▁of ▁the ▁War ▁Department , ▁serving ▁as ▁consult ant ▁or ▁ad visor