Frederick Terman
American electronic engineer (1900-1982)
Frederick Emmons Terman (/ˈtɜːrmən/; June 7, 1900 – December 19, 1982) was an American professor. He and William Shockley helped to create Silicon Valley.[1]
Frederick Terman | |
|---|---|
| Born | Frederick Emmons Terman June 7, 1900 English, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | December 19, 1982 (aged 82) Palo Alto, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Stanford University |
| Awards | IEEE Medal of Honor (1950) IEEE James H. Mulligan, Jr. Education Medal (1956) IEEE Founders Medal (1963) National Medal of Science (1975) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Electrical engineering |
| Institutions | Stanford University Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Doctoral advisor | Vannevar Bush |
| Notable students | Oswald Garrison Villard, Jr. William Hewlett David Packard Russell and Sigurd Varian Bernard M. Oliver |
References
change- ↑ Palo Alto History Project Archived 2010-01-16 at the Wayback Machine
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