Bernard S. Baker

Dr. Bernard S. Baker (June 26, 1936 - June 21, 2004) was born in Philadelphia and a resident of Bethel, Connecticut in the United States He was a pioneer in the field of electrochemistry and his career spanned 45 years. He was a founder and served as president, chief executive officer and chairman of Energy Research Corporation (now called FuelCell Energy, Inc., Danbury, Conn.), developer and manufacturer of Direct Fuel Cells (MCFC) used to generate electric power. Power plants based on his concepts are providing electricity in distributed generation locations throughout the world. Baker was known worldwide as an expert in electrochemical systems. He directed research in and development of various electrochemical power generation...