James Ross Macdonald (born February 27, 1923) is an American physicist, who was instrumental in building up the Central Research laboratories of

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(TI).

Biography

He received a B.A. in physics from

Williams College Williams College is a private liberal arts college in Williamstown, Massachusetts. It was established as a men's college in 1793 with funds from the estate of Ephraim Williams, a colonist from the Province of Massachusetts Bay who was kill ...

and an S.B. and SM in E.E. from

MIT The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private land-grant research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Established in 1861, MIT has played a key role in the development of modern technology and science, and is one of the m ...

in 1944 and 1947.

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awarded him a D.Phil. in 1950 and a D.Sc. degree in 1967. He joined Texas Instruments in 1953, where he served as Director of the Physics Research laboratory; Director of the Central Research laboratories; Vice President, Corporate Research and Engineering; and as Vice President, Corporate Research and Development. While at TI, Macdonald published over 175 scientific and engineering papers.

Honors and awards

Macdonald was elected to the

National Academy of Engineering The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) is an American nonprofit, non-governmental organization. The National Academy of Engineering is part of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, along with the National Academy of ...

in 1970, and to the National Academy of Sciences in 1973. In 1985 he received the

George E. Pake Prize The George E. Pake Prize is a prize that has been awarded annually by the American Physical Society since 1984. The recipients are chosen for "''outstanding work by physicists combining original research accomplishments with leadership in the mana ...

of the American Physical Society. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, was awarded the 1988

IEEE Edison Medal The IEEE Edison Medal is presented by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) "for a career of meritorious achievement in electrical science, electrical engineering, or the electrical arts." It is the oldest medal in this fi ...

"For seminal contributions to solid state science and technology, and outstanding leadership as a research director."

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