Alfred U. MacRae

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Alfred Urquhart MacRae (born April 14, 1932) is an American physicist.

MacRae was born in New York City on April 14, 1932. [1] MacRae is of Scottish descent, and learned how to play the bagpipes, which he did throughout college. [2] MacRae earned his bachelor's and graduate degrees at Syracuse University, where he studied physics. [2] Upon completing his doctorate in 1960, MacRae began working for Bell Labs. [2] He was elected a fellow of the American Physical Society in 1964. [3] MacRae later led his own company, MacRae Technologies. [4] He was the 1994 recipient of the J. J. Ebers Award, presented by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers' Electron Devices Society at the International Electron Devices Meeting. [4] In 2003, MacRae was elected to membership of the National Academy of Engineering. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Contributors". IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits: 297–299. October 1969. doi:10.1109/JSSC.1969.1050022.
  2. 1 2 3 "Engineering Success: Alfred U. MacRae '54, G'57, G'60 a Pioneer in Integrated Circuits, Satellite Communications". Syracuse University. August 20, 2018. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
  3. ↑ "APS Fellow Archive" . Retrieved September 26, 2019.
  4. 1 2 Review of NASA's Aerospace Technology Enterprise. National Academies Press. 2003. p. 109. ISBN   9780309182447.
  5. ↑ "Dr. Alfred U. MacRae". United States National Academy of Engineering. Retrieved September 26, 2019.


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