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Columbia University.
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Eric Eden Sumner
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Born in Vienna, he moved to New York City where he went to Brooklyn Technical High School, earned a Bachelor of Surgery in mechanical engineering from Cooper Union (1948), and Master of Arts degrees in physics (1953) and electrical engineering (1960) from Columbia University. Sumner joined Bell Labs (1948) where he became leader of the group that developed the pulse code modulation transmission system (1955), and later director of transmission systems (1960) that developed the T1 carrier system (1962). Following this, he led the underwater transmission laboratory projects on submarine surveillance systems (1962-1967), the transmission media division in Atlanta, Georgia (1967-1971) and the loop division (since 1971) where he oversaw development of computerized network management systems
After retiring (1989) he served as president of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (1991) and was chairman of New Jersey Inventor"s Hall of Fame.
Sumner died of heart failure. He held eleven patents, and was elected to the National Academy of Engineering (1988).
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Eric East. Sumner award includes a bronze medal and was instituted in his name (1995).
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
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Austria