John R. Pierce

John Robinson Pierce (March 27, 1910 – April 2, 2002), was an American engineer and author. He worked extensively in the fields of radio communication, microwave technology, computer music, psychoacoustics, and science fiction. Born in Des Moines, Iowa, he earned his PhD from Caltech, and died in Palo Alto, California from complications of Parkinson's Disease.

Personal facts

John R. Pierce
Birth dateMarch 27, 1910
Birth place
Des Moines Iowa
Date of deathApril 02, 2002
Place of death
Sunnyvale California

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  1. http://alum.mit.edu/www/toms/pierce/creative.thinking.html
  2. http://ee2.caltech.edu/centennial/video/22_lyon/flash/22_lyon.html
  3. http://www.ieeeghn.org/wiki/index.php/John_Pierce
  4. http://www.nap.edu/readingroom.php?book=biomems&page=jpierce.html
  5. http://www.pbs.org/transistor/album1/pierce/index.html
  6. http://www.smecc.org/john_pierce___echoredo.htm
  7. http://www.smecc.org/john_r__pierce____electron_tubes.htm