John R. Pierce

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communications engineer electrical engineer human science fiction author scientist writer

John R. Pierce was an American engineer and scientist best known for his pioneering work in communications technology, including satellite and microwave systems, and for coining the term "transistor."

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John R. Pierce canonical 12
John Robinson Pierce 1

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instanceOf communications engineer ⓘ
electrical engineer ⓘ
human ⓘ
science fiction author ⓘ
scientist ⓘ
writer ⓘ
awardReceived Edison Medal ⓘ
IEEE Medal of Honor ⓘ
National Medal of Science ⓘ
Stuart Ballantine Medal ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
educatedAt California Institute of Technology ⓘ
employer Bell Telephone Laboratories ⓘ
California Institute of Technology ⓘ
Stanford University ⓘ
familyName Pierce ⓘ
fieldOfWork acoustics ⓘ
communications engineering ⓘ
information theory ⓘ
microwave communications ⓘ
psychoacoustics ⓘ
satellite communications ⓘ
fullName John R. Pierce self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: John Robinson Pierce
genre popular science ⓘ
science fiction ⓘ
givenName John ⓘ
knownFor coining the term "transistor" ⓘ
pioneering work in communications technology ⓘ
work on microwave communication systems ⓘ
work on satellite communication systems ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
notableIdea development of satellite communication concepts at Bell Labs ⓘ
early advocacy of communications satellites ⓘ
notableWork An Introduction to Information Theory: Symbols, Signals and Noise ⓘ
Symbols, Signals and Noise ⓘ
The Science of Musical Sound ⓘ
Theory and Design of Electron Beams ⓘ
Writings on psychoacoustics and computer music ⓘ
occupation author ⓘ
engineer ⓘ
scientist ⓘ
positionHeld executive director of research at Bell Telephone Laboratories ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
workLocation Murray Hill, New Jersey ⓘ
Pasadena ⓘ
surface form: Pasadena, California

Stanford, California ⓘ

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IRE Medal of Honor → notableRecipient → John R. Pierce ⓘ
Edison Medal → hasRecipient → John R. Pierce ⓘ
Bell System Technical Journal → hasNotableAuthor → John R. Pierce ⓘ
John R. Pierce → fullName → John R. Pierce self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: John Robinson Pierce
IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal → hasRecipient → John R. Pierce ⓘ
Theory and Design of Electron Beams → author → John R. Pierce ⓘ
Symbols, Signals and Noise → author → John R. Pierce ⓘ
Symbols, Signals and Noise → authorName → John R. Pierce ⓘ
An Introduction to Information Theory: Symbols, Signals and Noise → author → John R. Pierce ⓘ
The Science of Musical Sound → author → John R. Pierce ⓘ
The Science of Musical Sound → hasContributor → John R. Pierce ⓘ
Writings on psychoacoustics and computer music → author → John R. Pierce ⓘ
Writings on psychoacoustics and computer music → hasContributor → John R. Pierce ⓘ