Jerome Wiesner

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Jerome Wiesner

Engineering

#176

World Rank

#344

Historical Rank

#84

USA Rank

Electrical Engineering

#144

World Rank

#169

Historical Rank

#68

USA Rank

Applied Physics

#2773

World Rank

#2823

Historical Rank

#255

USA Rank

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Why Is Jerome Wiesner Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Jerome Bert Wiesner was a professor of electrical engineering, chosen by President John F. Kennedy as chairman of his Science Advisory Committee . Educated at the University of Michigan, Wiesner was associate director of the university's radio broadcasting service and provided electronic and acoustical assistance to the National Music Camp at Interlochen, Michigan. During World War II, he worked on microwave radar development at the MIT Radiation Laboratory. He worked briefly after the war at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, then returned to MIT's Research Laboratory of Electronics from 1946 to 1961. After serving as Kennedy's science advisor, he returned to MIT, becoming its president from 1971 to 1980.

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What Schools Are Affiliated With Jerome Wiesner?

Jerome Wiesner is affiliated with the following schools:

• University of Michigan
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology