Education
Cox received a Bachelor of Surgery and an Master of Surgery in electrical engineering from the University of Nebraska in 1959 and 1960, respectively.
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His work on multipath and other radio propagation problems has been fundamental to the development of mobile phone technology. After 3 years working in communications system design at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, he attended Stanford University, where he received his Doctor of Philosophy in electrical engineering in 1968. Next he went to work at Bell laboratories
He became part of Bellcore (now Telcordia Technologies) when it was formed in 1984, and he stayed there until 1993, when he left to take an academic position at Stanford. co-recipient Marconi Prize (1983).
Achievements
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Company-recipient Marconi Prize (1983) Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Alexander Graham Bell Medal (1993) Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Third Millennium Medal (2000) member, National Academy of Engineering (1994) Honorary Doctor of Science, University of Nebraska (1983).
Membership
He has been a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers since its formation, and is particularly active in the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Communications Society.
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