John R. Pierce
Facts
32 properties- Instance of
- human
- Sex or gender
- male
- Date of birth
- March 27, 1910
- Date of death
- April 2, 2002
- Place of birth
- Des Moines
- Place of death
- Sunnyvale
- Country of citizenship
- United States[11]
- Occupation
- engineer, writer, university teacher, science fiction writer, novelist, electrical engineer[5][6][7][8][9][13]
- Employer
- Bell Labs, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics, California Institute of Technology[20][21][22][23]
- Field of work
- electrical engineering, electronics, acoustics, computer music, creative and professional writing, science fiction, science fiction literature[14][15][16][17][18][19]
- Educated at
- California Institute of Technology[24]
- Award received
- National Medal of Science, Edison Medal, Stuart Ballantine Medal, Charles Stark Draper Prize, Japan Prize, IEEE Morris N. Liebmann Memorial Award, John Scott Award, Marconi Prize, National Academy of Engineering Founders Award, IEEE Medal of Honor, National Inventors Hall of Fame, Fellow of the American Physical Society, Golden Plate Award[25]
- Child
- John J. Pierce[10]
- Doctoral student
- Daniel Levitin
- Cause of death
- pneumonia
- Languages spoken, written or signed
- English
- Academic degree
- doctorate, Doctor of Engineering (honorary), Doctor of Science, Doctor of Science, Doctor of Science, Doctor of Science, Doctor of Science, Legum Doctor, Doctor of Engineering (honorary), Doctor of Science, Doctor of Engineering (honorary), Bachelor of Science, master's degree
- Affiliation
- Bell Labs
- Described by source
- Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction
- Different from
- John Pierce
- Family name
- Pierce
- Interested in
- electrical engineering
- Manner of death
- natural causes
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- Member of
- Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, National Academy of Sciences, American Philosophical Society
- Movement
- science fiction
- Name in native language
- John Robinson Pierce
- On focus list of Wikimedia project
- WikiProject PCC EMCO Wikidata CoP
- P14750
- D033-0FBA-0761-E238-3701
- Pseudonym
- J. J. Coupling
- Student
- Daniel Levitin
- ISNI
- 0000000114702765
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- 32111402
- GND ID
- 120983257
- Image (Wikimedia Commons)
- John Robinson Pierce.jpg ↗
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- u18156
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- Pierce,+John+Robinson
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- vtls001062922
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- pierce_john_r
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- biography/John-Robinson-Pierce
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- 460
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- 981005674898109366
- NUKAT ID
- n01038551
- National Academy of Engineering member ID
- 28735
- National Academy of Sciences member ID
- 51643
- National Inventors Hall of Fame ID
- john-pierce
- National Library of Brazil ID
- 000555987
- National Library of Chile ID
- 000012063
- National Library of Israel J9U ID
- 987007293361805171
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- KAC2018O2436
- National Library of Latvia ID
- 000060435
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- 62520
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- A003693251
- SBN author ID
- UFEV410541, CFIV016472
- SELIBR ID
- 169062
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- 49829
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- w6db83c6
- Scopus author ID
- 22989408300
- UOM ID
- 86436
- Unz Review author ID
- PierceJohnR
- Vegetti Catalog of Fantastic Literature NILF ID
- 11167
- Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija ID
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- WikiTree person ID
- Pierce-20439
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Award received 12
Academic degree 9
Field of work 6
Occupation 6
Employer 4
Member of 4
← Winner 2
Affiliation 1
Cause of death 1
Country of citizenship 1
Doctoral student 1
Doctoral students 1
Educated at 1
Given name 1
Instance of 1
Interested in 1
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Manner of death 1
Movement 1
Native language 1
Place of birth 1
Place of death 1
Sex or gender 1
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Summary
John R. Pierce's place of birth was Des Moines[1]. He was born on March 27, 1910[2]. He passed away in Sunnyvale[3]. He died on April 2, 2002[4]. He worked as an engineer[5], writer[6], university teacher[7], science fiction writer[8], and novelist[9].
Product Details
The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.
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Type: Person[26]
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Country: US[27]
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Began / founded: 1910-03-27[28]
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Ended / dissolved: 2002-04-02[29]
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MusicBrainz ID: 10d68084-9a3f-455c-89f3-deda79560072[30]
Body
Education
Academic degrees include doctorate[31], Doctor of Engineering (honorary)[32], Doctor of Science[33], Legum Doctor[34], Bachelor of Science[35], and master's degree[36].
Career and Affiliations
Fields of work include electrical engineering[14], a branch of engineering[37]; electronics[15], a branch of science[38]; acoustics[16], an academic discipline[39]; computer music[17], a music production technique[40]; creative and professional writing[18], an academic discipline[41]; and science fiction[19], a speculative fiction genre[42]. Employers include Bell Labs[20], a privately held company[43], in United States[44], founded in 1925[45], headquartered in Murray Hill[46]; Jet Propulsion Laboratory[21], a NASA facility[47], in United States[48], founded in 1936[49]; Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics[22], a research institute[50], in United States[51], founded in 1975[52]; and California Institute of Technology[23], a university[53], in United States[54], founded in 1891[55], headquartered in California[56]. John R. Pierce supervised Daniel Levitin as a doctoral student[57].
Recognition
Awards received include National Medal of Science[25], a science award[58], in United States[59], founded in 1963[60]; Edison Medal[61], a science award[62], in United States[63], founded in 1904[64]; Stuart Ballantine Medal[65], a medallion[66]; Charles Stark Draper Prize[67], a science award[68], in United States[69], founded in 1989[70]; Japan Prize[71], a science award[72], in Japan[73], founded in 1985[74]; and IEEE Morris N. Liebmann Memorial Award[75].
Death and Burial
The cause of death was pneumonia[76].
Why It Matters
His notable doctoral advisees include Daniel Levitin[77], a psychologist[78], b. 1957[79], of United States[80], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada[81], specialised in music psychology[82].
FAQs
Where was John R. Pierce born?
Born in Des Moines[1].
Where did John R. Pierce die?
John R. Pierce died in Sunnyvale[3].
What did John R. Pierce do for work?
John R. Pierce worked as engineer[5], writer[6], university teacher[7], science fiction writer[8], and novelist[9].
Where did John R. Pierce go to school?
John R. Pierce was educated at California Institute of Technology[24].
What awards did John R. Pierce receive?
Honors received include National Medal of Science[25], Edison Medal[61], Stuart Ballantine Medal[65], and Charles Stark Draper Prize[67].