Harold Rosen
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Harold A. Rosen (born 1926 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is an electrical engineer, known for designing and directing the construction of the first geosynchronous communications satellite, Syncom, for Hughes Aircraft Company.
Rosen graduated from Tulane University in 1947 with a Bachelor of Engineering degree in electrical engineering. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the California Institute of Technology in 1948 and 1951, respectively.
Rosen received the IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal in 1982, and the Charles Stark Draper Prize in 1995.
[edit] External links
- Rosen's bio at IEEE History Center, written 1982
- Jack McClintock. "Harold Rosen: The Seer of Geostationary Satellites", Discover magazine, November 9, 2003. Retrieved on 2007-09-26.
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IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal 1982 |
Succeeded by Stephen O. Rice |
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| NAME | Rosen, Harold A. |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Electrical engineer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1926 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New Orleans, Louisiana |
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