Jesse E. Hobson
Jesse E. Hobson | |
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Born | (1911-05-02)May 2, 1911 Marshall, Indiana |
Died | November 5, 1970(1970-11-05) (aged 59) Seattle, Washington |
Nationality | American |
Awards | IEEE Fellow |
Scientific career | |
Institutions | SRI International Armour Research Foundation |
Jesse Edward Hobson (May 2, 1911 – November 5, 1970) was the director of SRI International from 1947 to 1955.[1][2][3][4] Prior to SRI, he was the director of the Armour Research Foundation.[5][6]
Early life and education
Hobson was born in Marshall, Indiana.[7] He received bachelor's and master's degrees in electrical engineering from Purdue University and a PhD in electrical engineering from the California Institute of Technology.[3] Hobson was also selected as a nationally outstanding engineer.[3]
Hobson married Jessie Eugertha Bell on March 26, 1939, and they had five children.[8]
Career
Awards and memberships
Hobson was named an IEEE Fellow in 1948.[9]
References
- ^ "DR.JESSE HOBSON, RESEARCHER, DIES; Former Head of Stanford Institute Was 59". The New York Times. Associated Press. 1970-11-06. Retrieved 2011-12-31.
- ^ Nielson, Donald (2006). A Heritage of Innovation: SRI's First Half Century. SRI International. pp. F1-4. ISBN 978-0-9745208-1-0.
- ^ a b c Gillmor, C. Stewart (2004-09-22). Fred Terman at Stanford: building a discipline, a university, and Silicon Valley. Stanford University Press. pp. 291–293. ISBN 978-0-8047-4914-5. Retrieved 2011-12-31.
- ^ "Dr. Jesse Hobson, Researcher, Dies". The New York Times. 1970-11-07. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
- ^ "J. E. Hobson". SRI International. Archived from the original on 2013-07-01. Retrieved 2013-06-13.
- ^ "Illinois Tech Announces New Agency for License of Armour Wire Recorder". Billboard. 1946-06-06. Retrieved 2011-12-31.
- ^ "Who's Who in the East: A Biographical Dictionary of Leading Men and Women of the Eastern United States". 1959.
- ^ "Obituary: Jessie Eugertha Bell Hobson". The Powhatan County Historical Society. Retrieved 2011-12-31.
- ^ "Awards to Staff by Professional Societies". SRI International. Archived from the original on 2012-10-03. Retrieved 2013-07-01.
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SRI International Presidents
- William F. Talbot (1946–1947)
- Jesse E. Hobson (1947–1955)
- E. Finley Carter (1956–1963)
- Charles Anderson (1968–1979)
- William F. Miller (1979–1990)
- James J. Tietjen (1990–1993)
- William P. Sommers (1993–1998)
- Curtis Carlson (1998–2014)
- William A. Jeffrey (2014–present)
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