The establishment of Burgess-Manning and its product development are a direct result of the pioneering efforts of the late Dr. C. F. Burgess.\r\nDr. Burgess was a prolific inventor with wide-ranging research interests that included the fields of electrical, acoustical, metallurgical, and aeronautical engineering. Among his innovative achievements from 1910 to 1945 were the development of the dry cell battery, the microswitch, and acoustical silencing devices.\r\nThe standards and philosophy of this man and the preceding organizations are still the driving forces of the company today.\r\n\r\n\r\n