George Lewis Turin

Background

Turin, George Lewis was born on January 27, 1930 in New York City. Son of Meyer H. and Lillian (Podolsky) Turin.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1952; Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1952; Doctor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1956.

Career

Engineer, Philco Corporation, Philadelphia, 1948-1951; staff member, Massachusetts Institute Technology Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, 1952-1956; member of staff, Hughes Aircraft Company, Culver City, California, 1956-1960; member of faculty, University of California, Berkeley, 1960-1990; professor electrical engineering and computer science emeritus, University of California, Berkeley, since 1990; vice department chairman electrical engineering and computer science, University of California, 1975-1977; chairman, University of California, 1980-1983; dean School Engineering and Applied Science, University of California at Los Angeles, 1983-1986; director engineering science division, Teknekron Corporation, Menlo Park, California, 1970-1973; vice president, Teknekron Corporation, Menlo Park, California, 1988-1994; vice president engineering, Insurance Technology Company, Berkeley, 1973-1974; executive vice president, Insurance Technology Company, 1974-1976; director, Tera Corporation, Berkeley, 1983-1986; director, Tenera Corporation, San Francisco, since 1995. Consultant to numerous corporations and government agys.

Achievements

• George Lewis Turin has been listed as a noteworthy Electrical engineering educator, university dean by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Notes on Digital Communications (Van Nostrand Reinhold notes on system sciences)

Membership

Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Member National Academy Engineering.

Connections

Married Helen F. Green, September 11, 1964. Children: David, Abigail.

Father:

Meyer H. Turin

Mother:

Lillian (Podolsky) Turin

Spouse:

Helen F. Green

child:

David Turin

child:

Abigail Turin