About John R. Pierce
John Robinson Pierce, was an American electrical engineer and author. He did extensive work concerning radio communication, microwave technology, computer music, psychoacoustics, and science fiction. Additionally to his professional career he wrote science fiction for many years using the names John Pierce, John R. Pierce, and J. J. Coupling. Born in Des Moines, Iowa, he earned his PhD from Caltech, and died in Sunnyvale, California, from complications of Parkinson's Disease.
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Awards & Honors
Marconi Prize
IEEE Morris N. Liebmann Memorial Award
Edison Medal
IEEE Medal of Honor
National Medal of Science
Japan Prize
Charles Stark Draper Prize
National Inventors Hall of Fame
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John Scott Award
Stuart Ballantine Medal
National Academy of Engineering Founders Award
Golden Plate Award
Fellow of the American Physical Society
