In 1927 at the age of 43, he became the first director of the Bartol Research Foundation of the Franklin Institute; the Foundation was then located at Swarthmore College, which is fairly close to Philadelphia.
In 1927 at the age of 43, he became the first director of the Bartol Research Foundation of the Franklin Institute. Among his first acts as Director was to arrange a contract to locate the Foundation at Swarthmore College, which is fairly close to Philadelphia.