Jesse_E._Hobson

Jesse E. Hobson

Jesse E. Hobson

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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]

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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

  1. [1]
    "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.
  2. [2]
    Nielson, Donald (2006). A Heritage of Innovation: SRI's First Half Century. SRI International. pp. F1-4. ISBN 978-0-9745208-1-0.
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    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.
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    "Dr. Jesse Hobson, Researcher, Dies". The New York Times. 1970-11-07. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
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    "J. E. Hobson". SRI International. Archived from the original on 2013-07-01. Retrieved 2013-06-13.
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    "Illinois Tech Announces New Agency for License of Armour Wire Recorder". Billboard. 1946-06-06. Retrieved 2011-12-31.
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    "Who's Who in the East: A Biographical Dictionary of Leading Men and Women of the Eastern United States". 1959.
  8. [8]
    "Obituary: Jessie Eugertha Bell Hobson". The Powhatan County Historical Society. Retrieved 2011-12-31.
  9. [9]
    "Awards to Staff by Professional Societies". SRI International. Archived from the original on 2012-10-03. Retrieved 2013-07-01.


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