The inventor Otis Frank Boykin, known for inventing the wire precision resistor, was born on August 29, 1920 in Dallas, Texas. Boykin’s mother, Sarah Boykin, worked as a maid before dying in ...

I hadn’t heard of Otis Boykin before. Thanks for bringing this unsung innovator to our attention. His inventions ended up in products that saved lives and those had the potential to end all life.

The work of Dallas-born engineer Otis Boykin helped facilitate a revolution in electronics, from the pacemaker to guided ...

The inventor Otis Frank Boykin, known for inventing the wire precision resistor, was born on August 29, 1920 in Dallas, Texas. Boykin’s mother, Sarah Boykin, worked as a maid before ...

The work of engineer Otis Boykin helped facilitate a revolution in electronics, from the pacemaker to guided missiles. Boykin was born in Dallas in August 1920. His parents had very modest means ...