Nationality American Fields Electrical engineering Name Dugald Jackson | Died July 1, 1951 Awards IEEE Edison Medal Notable students Vannevar Bush | |
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Born February 13, 1865 ( 1865-02-13 ) | ||
Residence United States of America Notable awards IEEE Edison Medal (1938) | ||
Dugald C. Jackson
Dugald Caleb Jackson (February 13, 1865 – July 1, 1951) was an American electrical engineer. He received the IEEE Edison Medal for "outstanding and inspiring leadership in engineering education and in the field of generation and distribution of electric power". Jackson headed the Department of Electrical Engineering of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for an unprecedented time, 1907 to 1935. Jackson was notably a proponent of student and faculty involvement with industry. He spearheaded a cooperative course between the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the General Electric Company (GE) from 1907 to 1932.
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By establishing research as a vital part of engineering education at MIT and coordinating it with practical experience in industrial settings, Jackson offered a gateway for re-imagining engineering education in 20th century America.