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JOHN R. PIERCE
Pages 194-197

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... Final Tribute Vol 13.indd 194 3/23/10 3:42:27 PM
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... Pierce's career at Bell Telephone Laboratories lasted more than 35 years. He became director of electronics research in 1952 and research director of communications principles in 1958, and held the position of executive director, research, communication division upon his departure in 1971.
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... His many prizes and awards included the National Medal of Science, Japan Prize, and IEEE Medal of Honor, and he shared the prestigious Charles Stark Draper Prize with communications satellite collaborator Harold Rosen. He held 10 honorary doctoral degrees, in addition to his own "earned" one.
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... John Pierce's example highlights the importance of individual contributions to engineering research and innovation. Pierce is survived by his wife Brenda Woodard-Pierce of Palo Alto; a son, John Jeremy Pierce of Bloomfield, NJ; and a daughter, Elizabeth Anne Pierce of Summit, NJ.
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