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."

Aliases (1)

John Robinson Pierce ×1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
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 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, California → Stanford, California →

Referenced by (13)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
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 →	author
The Science of Musical Sound → Writings on psychoacoustics and computer music →	hasContributor
Edison Medal → IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal →	hasRecipient
Symbols, Signals and Noise →	authorName
John R. Pierce ("John Robinson Pierce") →	fullName
Bell System Technical Journal →	hasNotableAuthor
IRE Medal of Honor →	notableRecipient