John Renshaw Carson

American telecommunications engineer (1886-1940)
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John Renshaw Carson
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John Renshaw Carson

Summary

John Renshaw Carson is a human[1]. He was born in Pittsburgh[2]. He was born on +1886-06-28T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in New Hope[4]. He died on +1940-10-31T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as an engineer[6], electrical engineer[7], and scientist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • John Renshaw Carson was born in Pittsburgh[2].
  • John Renshaw Carson died in New Hope[4].
  • John Renshaw Carson was born on +1886-06-28T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John Renshaw Carson died on +1940-10-31T00:00:00Z[5].
  • John Renshaw Carson held citizenship in United States[10].
  • John Renshaw Carson worked as an engineer[6].
  • John Renshaw Carson's professions included electrical engineer[7].
  • John Renshaw Carson's professions included scientist[8].
  • John Renshaw Carson was educated at Princeton University[11].
  • John Renshaw Carson received the Elliott Cresson Medal[12].
  • John Renshaw Carson received the IEEE Morris N. Liebmann Memorial Award[13].
  • John Renshaw Carson's image is recorded as The Carson twins, from the Class of 1907 album.jpg[14].
  • John Renshaw Carson is recorded as male[15].
  • John Renshaw Carson's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • John Renshaw Carson's ISNI is recorded as 0000000014533132[17].
  • John Renshaw Carson's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 60071258[18].
  • John Renshaw Carson's GND ID is recorded as 126269920[19].
  • John Renshaw Carson's IdRef ID is recorded as 13797633X[20].
  • John Renshaw Carson's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA14373389[21].
  • John Renshaw Carson's Commons category is recorded as John Renshaw Carson[22].
  • John Renshaw Carson earned the academic degree of Doctor of Sciences[23].
  • John Renshaw Carson's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03cww4y[24].
  • John Renshaw Carson's Open Library ID is recorded as OL2268524A[25].
  • John Renshaw Carson's family name is recorded as Carson[26].
  • John Renshaw Carson's given name is recorded as John[27].

Body

Origins and Family

John Renshaw Carson was born in Pittsburgh[2]. He was born on +1886-06-28T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

John Renshaw Carson's education included a stint at Princeton University[11]. He earned the academic degree of Doctor of Sciences[23].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include engineer[6], electrical engineer[7], and scientist[8].

Recognition

Awards received include Elliott Cresson Medal[12], an award[28], in United States[29], founded in 1875[30] and IEEE Morris N. Liebmann Memorial Award[13], a science award[31], founded in 1919[32].

Death and Burial

John Renshaw Carson died on +1940-10-31T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in New Hope[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for John Renshaw Carson include Carson bandwidth rule[33].

Why It Matters

John Renshaw Carson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34]

Entities named for him include Carson bandwidth rule[33].

FAQs

Where was John Renshaw Carson born?

John Renshaw Carson was born in Pittsburgh[2].

Where did John Renshaw Carson die?

John Renshaw Carson passed away in New Hope[4].

What did John Renshaw Carson do for work?

John Renshaw Carson worked as engineer[6], electrical engineer[7], and scientist[8].

Where did John Renshaw Carson go to school?

John Renshaw Carson was educated at Princeton University[11].

What awards did John Renshaw Carson receive?

Honors received include Elliott Cresson Medal[12] and IEEE Morris N. Liebmann Memorial Award[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . fi.edu. fi.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . corporate-awards.ieee.org. corporate-awards.ieee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] . wikidata.org.
  21. [5] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [33] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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