Samuel Hawks Caldwell

American electrical engineer
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Samuel Hawks Caldwell

Summary

Samuel Hawks Caldwell is a human[1]. His place of birth was Philadelphia[2]. He was born on +1904-01-15T00:00:00Z[3]. He died on +1960-10-12T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as an electrical engineer[5] and university teacher[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Philadelphia[2], Samuel Hawks Caldwell…
  • Samuel Hawks Caldwell was born on +1904-01-15T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Samuel Hawks Caldwell died on +1960-10-12T00:00:00Z[4].
  • Samuel Hawks Caldwell held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Samuel Hawks Caldwell worked as an electrical engineer[5].
  • Samuel Hawks Caldwell's professions included university teacher[6].
  • Samuel Hawks Caldwell's field of work was electrical engineering[9].
  • Among Samuel Hawks Caldwell's employers was Massachusetts Institute of Technology[10].
  • Samuel Hawks Caldwell's education included a stint at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[11].
  • Samuel Hawks Caldwell's doctoral advisor was Vannevar Bush[12].
  • Samuel Hawks Caldwell is recorded as male[13].
  • Samuel Hawks Caldwell's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Samuel Hawks Caldwell supervised David A. Huffman as a doctoral student[15].
  • Samuel Hawks Caldwell supervised Edward J. McCluskey as a doctoral student[16].
  • Samuel Hawks Caldwell's given name is recorded as Samuel[17].
  • Samuel Hawks Caldwell's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[18].

Body

Origins and Family

Samuel Hawks Caldwell's place of birth was Philadelphia[2]. He was born on +1904-01-15T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Samuel Hawks Caldwell was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[11]. His doctoral advisor was Vannevar Bush[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include electrical engineer[5] and university teacher[6]. Samuel Hawks Caldwell's field of work was electrical engineering[9]. He was employed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology[10]. Doctoral students include David A. Huffman[15], a computer scientist[19], 1925–1999[20], of United States[21], awarded the IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal[22], specialised in information theory[23] and Edward J. McCluskey[16], an engineer[24], 1929–2016[25], of United States[26], awarded the IEEE John von Neumann Medal[27], specialised in electrical engineering[28].

Death and Burial

Samuel Hawks Caldwell died on +1960-10-12T00:00:00Z[4].

Why It Matters

Samuel Hawks Caldwell ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was Samuel Hawks Caldwell born?

Born in Philadelphia[2], Samuel Hawks Caldwell…

What did Samuel Hawks Caldwell do for work?

Samuel Hawks Caldwell worked as electrical engineer[5] and university teacher[6].

Where did Samuel Hawks Caldwell go to school?

Samuel Hawks Caldwell was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[11].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [4] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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