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Jesse E Hobson

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Nationality
  
American

Name
  
Jesse Hobson

Died
  
November 5, 1970


Institutions
  
SRI International Armour Research Foundation

Notable awards
  
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Institution
  
SRI International, IIT Research Institute

Jesse Edward Hobson (May 2, 1911 – November 5, 1970) was the director of SRI International from 1947 to 1955. Prior to SRI, he was the director of the Armour Research Foundation.

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Early life and education

Hobson was born in Marshall, Indiana. 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. Hobson was also selected as a nationally outstanding engineer.

Hobson married Jessie Eugertha Bell on March 26, 1939, and they had five children.

Awards and memberships

Hobson was named an IEEE Fellow in 1948.

References

Jesse E. Hobson Wikipedia