James Ross Macdonald
Born (1923-02-27) February 27, 1923
Savannah, Georgia, U.S.
AwardsIEEE Edison Medal (1988)

James Ross Macdonald (born February 27, 1923)[1] is an American physicist, who was instrumental in building up the Central Research laboratories of Texas Instruments (TI).

Biography

He received a B.A. in physics from Williams College and an S.B. and SM in E.E. from MIT in 1944 and 1947. Oxford 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 in 1970,[2] and to the National Academy of Sciences in 1973.[3] In 1985 he received the George E. Pake Prize of the American Physical Society.[4] He is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, was awarded the 1988 IEEE Edison Medal "For seminal contributions to solid state science and technology, and outstanding leadership as a research director."[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Macdonald, J. Ross (James Ross), 1923-". history.aip.org. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
  2. ↑ "NAE Members - Dr. J. Ross Macdonald". National Academy of Engineering. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "NAS Member Directory - J. Ross Macdonald". National Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "1985 George E. Pake Prize Recipient". APS Physics. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "J. Ross Macdonald". IEEE Global History Network. IEEE. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
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