10 Tech Icons Who Left Us In 2013
Ian Munro Ross: (1927-2013)
A British –born Ian Munro Ross played an important role in inventing the transistors. After receiving PhD in electrical engineering from the Cambridge University he joined Bell Labs in 1952 and served for 12 years as the President of Bell Laboratories.
Ian who was invited by William Shokley to work on improving the semiconductors and transistors, who alongside worked with John Bardeen and Walter Brattain in successfully discovering the transistor for which they were also rewarded with Noble Prize.
He also made immense contributions working along with G.C. Dacey and others on improving and developing the field effect transistors in the early stages. As Ross was rising through the ranks at Bell, he went to serve as the sixth President of Bell Labs from 1979 to 1991, and also involved himself in overseeing its reorganization after the division of the Bell System.
Ian also was recognized with few honors for his contributions as he was made a member of the National Academy of Engeineering, the National Acadamy of Sciences, the Royal Academy of Engineering, and a fellow of the American Association for advancements made in Sciences and the Institute of Electrical, and Electronics Engineers. In 1963 he received IEEE Morris N. Liebmann Memorial Award and in 1988 IEEE founders Medal.
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