Gordon Raisbeck

Background

Raisbeck, Gordon was born on May 4, 1925 in New York City. Son of Milton Joseph and Marcelle (Ellinger) Raisbeck.

Education

Rhodes scholar, Oxford (England) University, 1947-1948; Bachelor of Arts, Stanford University, 1944; Doctor of Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1949.

Career

Instructor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1948-1949; member technical staff, Bell Telephone laboratories, Inc., Murray Hill, New Jersey, 1949-1961; director transmission line research, Bell Telephone laboratories, Inc. (now Lucent), 1954-1961; member professional staff research and development, Advanced Research Projects Agency, Washington, 1959-1960; member professional staff, Arthur D. Little, Inc., Cambridge, 1961-1986; director systems engineering, Arthur D. Little, Inc., 1966-1970; director physical systems research, Arthur D. Little, Inc., 1970-1975; vice president systems engineering, Arthur D. Little, Inc., 1973-1986, part-time 1982-1986; consultant management of technological innovation, 1982-1994. Instructor Drew U., Stanford University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Achievements

• Gordon Raisbeck has been listed as a noteworthy systems engineer, consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Information Theory: An Introduction for Scientists and Engineers

    (Book by Raisbeck, Gordon)

  • Information Theory. An Introduction For Scientists And Engineers.
  • Information Theory: An Introduction for Scientists and Engineers by Raisbeck, Gordon (1964) Paperback

Membership

Served to Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1946, ATO, PTO. Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Acoustical Society American. Member Oceanic Engineering Society Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (secretary 1988-1992), Engineering Management Society Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, New York Academy Sciences, New College Society, Mathematics Association American, Oxford Society, Institute Operations Research and the Management Sciences, Association American Rhodes Scholars, Amateur Chamber Music Players, Chamber Music American, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Barbara Wiener, December 22, 1948. Children: Michael Norbert, Lucy Margaret, Alison Jane, Timothy Gordon, James Gregory.

Father:

Milton Joseph Raisbeck

Mother:

Marcelle (Ellinger) Raisbeck

Spouse:

Barbara Wiener

child:

Lucy Margaret Raisbeck

child:

Timothy Gordon Raisbeck

child:

Alison Jane Raisbeck

child:

Michael Norbert Raisbeck

child:

James Gregory Raisbeck