Irwin Dorros
Irwin Dorros | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 3, 1929 Brooklyn, New York |
| Died | June 22, 2019 (aged 89) New Jersey |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Columbia University |
| Spouse(s) | Janet |
| Children | three |
| Awards | IEEE Founders Medal (1991) |
Irwin Dorros (October 3, 1929 – June 22, 2019[1]) was an American telecommunications executive and engineer.
Dorros was born in New York and attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Columbia University.[2] From 1956 to 1978, he served as the executive director of Bell Telephone Laboratories. He later left Bell to join AT&T for which he served as an assistant vice president from 1978 to 1983. From 1984 to 1993, he was Executive vice president technical services for Bellcore.[3] He received the IEEE Founders Medal in 1991 "for distinguished technical leadership in the evolution of national telecommunications networks and the implementation of a major R&D resource".[4]
References[]
- ^ "Obituary Irwin Doros". dignitymemorial.com. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
- ^ IEEE Press (1984). Past to Present: A Century of Honors: the First Hundred Years of Award Winners, Honorary Members, Past Presidents, and Fellows of the Institute, Volume 16, Issue 2. p. 200. ISBN 9780879421779.
- ^ Chaudier, Louann (1986). WHO's Who in Technology: Who's who in Electronics & Computer Science. p. 26. ISBN 9780892351077.
- ^ "IEEE Founders Medal Recipients" (PDF). ieee.org. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-01.
Categories:
- 1929 births
- 2019 deaths
- American communications businesspeople
- American telecommunications engineers
- AT&T people
- Columbia University alumni
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology alumni
- People from Brooklyn