John R. Pierce

Summary

John R. Pierce is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Des Moines^[2]. He was born on March 27, 1910^[3]. He passed away in Sunnyvale^[4]. He died on April 2, 2002^[5]. He worked as an engineer^[6], writer^[7], university teacher^[8], science fiction writer^[9], and novelist^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (128 views/month, #7,259 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• John R. Pierce was born in Des Moines^[2].
• John R. Pierce died in Sunnyvale^[4].
• John R. Pierce was born on March 27, 1910^[3].
• John R. Pierce died on April 2, 2002^[5].
• A child of John R. Pierce was John J. Pierce^[12].
• John R. Pierce held citizenship in United States^[13].
• English was John R. Pierce's native language^[14].
• John R. Pierce's professions included engineer^[6].
• John R. Pierce's professions included writer^[7].
• John R. Pierce worked as a university teacher^[8].
• John R. Pierce worked as a science fiction writer^[9].
• John R. Pierce worked as a novelist^[10].
• John R. Pierce's professions included electrical engineer^[15].
• John R. Pierce's field of work was electrical engineering^[16].
• John R. Pierce's field of work was electronics^[17].
• John R. Pierce's field of work was acoustics^[18].
• John R. Pierce's field of work was computer music^[19].
• John R. Pierce's field of work was creative and professional writing^[20].
• John R. Pierce's field of work was science fiction^[21].
• Among John R. Pierce's employers was Bell Labs^[22].
• Among John R. Pierce's employers was Jet Propulsion Laboratory^[23].
• Among John R. Pierce's employers was Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics^[24].
• John R. Pierce was employed by California Institute of Technology^[25].
• John R. Pierce was educated at California Institute of Technology^[26].
• John R. Pierce received the National Medal of Science^[27].

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.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1910-03-27^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2002-04-02^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: 10d68084-9a3f-455c-89f3-deda79560072^[32]

Body

Origins and Family

John R. Pierce was born in Des Moines^[2]. He was born on March 27, 1910^[3]. English was his native language^[14].

Education

John R. Pierce was educated at California Institute of Technology^[26]. Academic degrees include doctorate^[33], Doctor of Engineering (honorary)^[34], Doctor of Science^[35], Legum Doctor^[36], Bachelor of Science^[37], and master's degree^[38].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include engineer^[6], writer^[7], university teacher^[8], science fiction writer^[9], novelist^[10], and electrical engineer^[15]. Fields of work include electrical engineering^[16], a branch of engineering^[39]; electronics^[17], a branch of science^[40]; acoustics^[18], an academic discipline^[41]; computer music^[19], a music production technique^[42]; creative and professional writing^[20], an academic discipline^[43]; and science fiction^[21], a speculative fiction genre^[44]. Employers include Bell Labs^[22], a privately held company^[45], in United States^[46], founded in 1925^[47], headquartered in Murray Hill^[48]; Jet Propulsion Laboratory^[23], a NASA facility^[49], in United States^[50], founded in 1936^[51]; Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics^[24], a research institute^[52], in United States^[53], founded in 1975^[54]; and California Institute of Technology^[25], a university^[55], in United States^[56], founded in 1891^[57], headquartered in California^[58]. John R. Pierce supervised Daniel Levitin as a doctoral student^[59].

Recognition

Awards received include National Medal of Science^[27], a science award^[60], in United States^[61], founded in 1963^[62]; Edison Medal^[63], a science award^[64], in United States^[65], founded in 1904^[66]; Stuart Ballantine Medal^[67], a medallion^[68]; Charles Stark Draper Prize^[69], a science award^[70], in United States^[71], founded in 1989^[72]; Japan Prize^[73], a science award^[74], in Japan^[75], founded in 1985^[76]; and IEEE Morris N. Liebmann Memorial Award^[77].

Personal Life

A child of John R. Pierce was John J. Pierce^[12].

Death and Burial

John R. Pierce died on April 2, 2002^[5]. He died in Sunnyvale^[4]. The cause of death was pneumonia^[78].

Why It Matters

John R. Pierce ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (128 views/month, #7,259 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[79] He is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[80]

His notable doctoral advisees include Daniel Levitin^[81], a psychologist^[82], b. 1957^[83], of United States^[84], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada^[85], specialised in music psychology^[86].

FAQs

Where was John R. Pierce born?

Born in Des Moines^[2], John R. Pierce…

Where did John R. Pierce die?

John R. Pierce died in Sunnyvale^[4].

What did John R. Pierce do for work?

John R. Pierce worked as engineer^[6], writer^[7], university teacher^[8], science fiction writer^[9], and novelist^[10].

Where did John R. Pierce go to school?

John R. Pierce was educated at California Institute of Technology^[26].

What awards did John R. Pierce receive?

Honors received include National Medal of Science^[27], Edison Medal^[63], Stuart Ballantine Medal^[67], and Charles Stark Draper Prize^[69].