Jesse E. Hobson Explained
Jesse Edward Hobson (May 2, 1911 – November 5, 1970) was the director of SRI International from 1947 to 1955.[1] [2] [3] [4] Prior to SRI, he was the director of the Armour Research Foundation.[5] [6]
Early life and education
Hobson was born in Marshall, Indiana.[7] He received bachelor's and master's degrees in electrical engineering from Purdue University and a PhD in electrical engineering from the California Institute of Technology.[3] Hobson was also selected as a nationally outstanding engineer.[3]
Hobson married Jessie Eugertha Bell on March 26, 1939, and they had five children.[8]
Awards and memberships
Hobson was named an IEEE Fellow in 1948.[9]
Notes and References
- News: DR.JESSE HOBSON, RESEARCHER, DIES; Former Head of Stanford Institute Was 59. Associated Press . The New York Times. 1970-11-06. 2011-12-31.
- Book: Nielson, Donald . A Heritage of Innovation: SRI's First Half Century . . 2006 . 978-0-9745208-1-0 . F1-4.
- Book: Gillmor, C. Stewart. Fred Terman at Stanford: building a discipline, a university, and Silicon Valley. Stanford University Press. 2004-09-22. 2011-12-31. 291–293. 978-0-8047-4914-5.
- News: Dr. Jesse Hobson, Researcher, Dies. 1970-11-07. The New York Times. 2020-03-16. en-US. 0362-4331.
- Web site: J. E. Hobson. 2013-07-01. SRI International. 2013-06-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20130701143346/http://www.sri.com/about/alumni/alumni-hall-fame-previous-years#Hobson.
- Illinois Tech Announces New Agency for License of Armour Wire Recorder. Billboard. 1946-06-06. 2011-12-31.
- Web site: Who's Who in the East: A Biographical Dictionary of Leading Men and Women of the Eastern United States. 1959.
- Web site: Obituary: Jessie Eugertha Bell Hobson. The Powhatan County Historical Society. 2011-12-31.
- Web site: Awards to Staff by Professional Societies. SRI International. 2013-07-01. 2012-10-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20121003152856/http://www.sri.com/about/awards-honors/professional-societies.
