John B. Whitehead

John B. Whitehead

Born	(1872-08-18)August 18, 1872 Norfolk, Virginia
Died	November 16, 1954(1954-11-16) (aged 82) Baltimore, Maryland
Residence	United States
Nationality	American
Fields	Electrical engineering
Institutions	Johns Hopkins University
Alma mater	Johns Hopkins University
Notable awards	Elliott Cresson Medal (1932) IEEE Edison Medal (1941)

John Boswell Whitehead (August 18, 1872 in Norfolk, Virginia – November 16, 1954 in Baltimore, Maryland) was an American electrical engineer and a professor at Johns Hopkins University as well as the dean of the School of Engineering. Whitehead was president of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers from 1933 to 1934. In 1941, Whitehead received the IEEE Edison Medal for "contributions to the field of electrical engineering, his pioneering and development in the field of dielectric research, and his achievements in the advancement of engineering education". ^[1]

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References

↑ "John Whitehead". IEEE Global History Network. IEEE. Retrieved 25 July 2011.

IEEE Edison Medal

1926–1950	William D. Coolidge (1927) Frank B. Jewett (1928) Charles F. Scott (1929) Frank Conrad (1930) Edwin W. Rice (1931) Bancroft Gherardi (1932) Arthur Edwin Kennelly (1933) Willis R. Whitney (1934) Lewis B. Stillwell (1935) Alex Dow (1936) Gano Dunn (1937) Dugald C. Jackson (1938) Philip Torchio (1939) George Ashley Campbell (1940) John B. Whitehead (1941) Edwin H. Armstrong (1942) Vannevar Bush (1943) Ernst Alexanderson (1944) Philip Sporn (1945) Lee De Forest (1946) Joseph Slepian (1947) Morris E. Leeds (1948) Karl B. McEachron (1949) Otto B. Blackwell (1950)

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Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 89855521 ISNI: 0000 0000 6271 6371 SUDOC: 076599442

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