B. Jayant Baliga

American electrical engineer from India
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B. Jayant Baliga

Summary

B. Jayant Baliga is a human[1]. He was born in Chennai[2]. He was born on April 28, 1948[3]. He worked as an electrical engineer[4] and scientist[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (103 views/month, #7,258 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • B. Jayant Baliga was born in Chennai[2].
  • B. Jayant Baliga was born on April 28, 1948[3].
  • B. Jayant Baliga held citizenship in India[7].
  • B. Jayant Baliga held citizenship in United States[8].
  • B. Jayant Baliga worked as an electrical engineer[4].
  • B. Jayant Baliga worked as a scientist[5].
  • B. Jayant Baliga was employed by North Carolina State University[9].
  • B. Jayant Baliga's education included a stint at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute[10].
  • B. Jayant Baliga was educated at Indian Institute of Technology Madras[11].
  • B. Jayant Baliga was educated at Bishop Cotton Boys' School[12].
  • B. Jayant Baliga received the IEEE Medal of Honor[13].
  • B. Jayant Baliga received the J. J. Ebers Award[14].
  • B. Jayant Baliga received the National Inventors Hall of Fame[15].
  • B. Jayant Baliga received the IEEE Morris N. Liebmann Memorial Award[16].
  • B. Jayant Baliga received the National Medal of Technology and Innovation[17].
  • B. Jayant Baliga received the IEEE Lamme Medal[18].
  • B. Jayant Baliga was a member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers[19].
  • B. Jayant Baliga is recorded as male[20].
  • B. Jayant Baliga's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • B. Jayant Baliga's Commons category is recorded as B. Jayant Baliga[22].
  • B. Jayant Baliga earned the academic degree of doctorate[23].
  • B. Jayant Baliga's family name is recorded as Baliga[24].
  • B. Jayant Baliga's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[25].

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Origins and Family

B. Jayant Baliga's place of birth was Chennai[2]. He was born on April 28, 1948[3].

Education

Educated at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute[10], a private university[26], in United States[27], founded in 1824[28], headquartered in Troy[29]; Indian Institute of Technology Madras[11], an institute of technology[30], in India[31], founded in 1959[32]; and Bishop Cotton Boys' School[12], a boarding school[33], in India[34], founded in 1865[35]. B. Jayant Baliga earned the academic degree of doctorate[23].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include electrical engineer[4] and scientist[5]. B. Jayant Baliga was employed by North Carolina State University[9].

Recognition

Awards received include IEEE Medal of Honor[13], a science award[36], founded in 1917[37]; J. J. Ebers Award[14], an award[38], founded in 1971[39]; National Inventors Hall of Fame[15], a hall of fame[40], in United States[41], founded in 1973[42], headquartered in North Canton[43]; IEEE Morris N. Liebmann Memorial Award[16], a science award[44], founded in 1919[45]; National Medal of Technology and Innovation[17], a science award[46], in United States[47], founded in 1980[48]; and IEEE Lamme Medal[18], a science award[49], founded in 1928[50].

Why It Matters

B. Jayant Baliga ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (103 views/month, #7,258 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] He is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]

FAQs

Where was B. Jayant Baliga born?

B. Jayant Baliga's place of birth was Chennai[2].

What did B. Jayant Baliga do for work?

B. Jayant Baliga worked as electrical engineer[4] and scientist[5].

Where did B. Jayant Baliga go to school?

B. Jayant Baliga was educated at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute[10], Indian Institute of Technology Madras[11], and Bishop Cotton Boys' School[12].

What awards did B. Jayant Baliga receive?

Honors received include IEEE Medal of Honor[13], J. J. Ebers Award[14], National Inventors Hall of Fame[15], and IEEE Morris N. Liebmann Memorial Award[16].

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  14. [15] . National Inventors Hall of Fame. wikidata.org.
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  23. [25] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [51] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [52] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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