John B. Thomas

American electrical engineer (1925-2018)
Person human Q22096350
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John B. Thomas

Summary

John B. Thomas is a human[1]. His place of birth was New Kensington[2]. He was born on July 14, 1925[3]. He died in Hanover[4]. He died on September 13, 2018[5]. He worked as an electrical engineer[6] and university teacher[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • John B. Thomas's place of birth was New Kensington[2].
  • John B. Thomas passed away in Hanover[4].
  • John B. Thomas was born on July 14, 1925[3].
  • John B. Thomas died on September 13, 2018[5].
  • John B. Thomas held citizenship in United States[9].
  • John B. Thomas worked as an electrical engineer[6].
  • John B. Thomas worked as a university teacher[7].
  • Among John B. Thomas's employers was Princeton University[10].
  • John B. Thomas was educated at Stanford University[11].
  • John B. Thomas's education included a stint at Stanford University School of Engineering[12].
  • John B. Thomas's doctoral advisor was Willis Harman[13].
  • John B. Thomas is recorded as male[14].
  • John B. Thomas's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • John B. Thomas supervised Dag Tjøstheim as a doctoral student[16].
  • John B. Thomas supervised Jack Wolf as a doctoral student[17].
  • John B. Thomas supervised Hisashi Kobayashi as a doctoral student[18].
  • John B. Thomas supervised Vincent Poor as a doctoral student[19].
  • John B. Thomas supervised Bob Kahn as a doctoral student[20].
  • John B. Thomas supervised Eugene Wong as a doctoral student[21].
  • John B. Thomas supervised Ian Fraser Blake as a doctoral student[22].
  • John B. Thomas supervised Dag Biarne Tjøstheim as a doctoral student[23].
  • John B. Thomas supervised Haluk Derin as a doctoral student[24].
  • John B. Thomas supervised Yih-Chyun Jenq as a doctoral student[25].
  • John B. Thomas supervised Saleem Abdulali Kassam as a doctoral student[26].
  • John B. Thomas supervised Oscar C. Au as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

John B. Thomas's place of birth was New Kensington[2]. He was born on July 14, 1925[3].

Education

Educated at Stanford University[11], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1885[30], headquartered in Stanford[31] and Stanford University School of Engineering[12], a faculty[32], in United States[33], founded in 1925[34]. John B. Thomas's doctoral advisor was Willis Harman[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include electrical engineer[6] and university teacher[7]. John B. Thomas was employed by Princeton University[10]. Doctoral students include Dag Tjøstheim[16], a statistician[35], b. 1945[36], of Norway[37], awarded the Sverdrup Prize[38], specialised in statistics[39]; Jack Wolf[17], a computer scientist[40], 1935–2011[41], of United States[42], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[43]; Hisashi Kobayashi[18], an engineer[44], 1938–2023[45], of Japan[46]; Vincent Poor[19], an electrical engineer[47], b. 1951[48], of United States[49], awarded the IEEE James H. Mulligan, Jr. Education Medal[50]; Bob Kahn[20], a computer scientist[51], b. 1938[52], of United States[53], awarded the Turing Award[54], specialised in computer science[55]; and Eugene Wong[21], a computer scientist[56], b. 1934[57], of United States[58], awarded the IEEE Fellow[59].

Death and Burial

John B. Thomas died on September 13, 2018[5]. He passed away in Hanover[4].

Why It Matters

John B. Thomas ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was John B. Thomas born?

John B. Thomas was born in New Kensington[2].

Where did John B. Thomas die?

John B. Thomas passed away in Hanover[4].

What did John B. Thomas do for work?

John B. Thomas worked as electrical engineer[6] and university teacher[7].

Where did John B. Thomas go to school?

John B. Thomas was educated at Stanford University[11] and Stanford University School of Engineering[12].

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Class ancestry

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

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  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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