John Koga Hodnette (March 23, 1902 – June 13, 1966) was an American
electrical engineer at the
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
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. He received the
IEEE Edison Medal
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for "significant contributions to the electrical industry through creative design and development of transformer apparatus which marked new advances in protection, performance and service. For his vision, judgement and management skill which fostered and achieved the practical application of his ideas with resulting advancements in the electrical industry".
Hodnette along with his sister, Mary, was killed in a car crash in 1966.
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Edison Medal
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IEEE Edison Medal recipients
American electrical engineers
People from Macon County, Alabama
1902 births
1966 deaths
Road incident deaths in Alabama
20th-century American engineers