James Ross MacDonald

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James Ross Macdonald
Born (1923-02-27) February 27, 1923 (age 98)
Savannah, Georgia
AwardsIEEE Edison Medal (1988)

James Ross Macdonald (born February 27, 1923), is a physicist, who was instrumental in building up the Central Research laboratories of Texas Instruments (TI).


Biography[]

He received a B.A. in physics from Williams College and an S.B. and SM in E.E. from MIT in 1944 and 1947. Oxford awarded him a D.Phil. in 1950 and a D.Sc. degree in 1967.

He joined Texas Instruments in 1953, where he served as Director of the Physics Research laboratory; Director of the Central Research laboratories; Vice President, Corporate Research and Engineering; and as Vice President, Corporate Research and Development.

While at TI, Macdonald published over 175 scientific and engineering papers.

Honors and awards[]

Macdonald was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 1970,[1] and to the National Academy of Sciences in 1973.[2] In 1985 he received the George E. Pake Prize of the American Physical Society.[3] He is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, was awarded the 1988 IEEE Edison Medal "For seminal contributions to solid state science and technology, and outstanding leadership as a research director."[4]

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References[]

  1. ^ "NAE Members - Dr. J. Ross Macdonald". National Academy of Engineering. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  2. ^ "NAS Member Directory - J. Ross Macdonald". National Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  3. ^ "1985 George E. Pake Prize Recipient". APS Physics. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  4. ^ "J. Ross Macdonald". IEEE Global History Network. IEEE. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
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