
George Washington Pierce
Physicist, Academic
1872 – 1956
Who was George Washington Pierce?
George Washington Pierce was an American physicist. He was a professor of physics at Harvard University and inventor in the development of electronic telecommunications.
The son of a Texas cattle rancher, he distinguished himself in school at Taylor and in the University of Texas before beginning his enduring relationship with Harvard in 1898. He wrote three innovative texts, many learned papers, and was assigned 53 patents. The most notable is the single-stage crystal oscillator circuit, which became the touchstone of the electronics communication art. Süsskind says that he was “an exceedingly warm and droll individual, much revered by his students.”
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- Born
- Jan 11, 1872
Webberville - Spouses
- Florence Goodwin
(1904 - 1945) - Helen Russell
- Florence Goodwin
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of Texas at Austin
- Harvard University
- Employment
- Harvard University
- Lived in
- United States of America
- Died
- Aug 25, 1956
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on July 23, 2013
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