Background
Gibson, James John was born on March 12, 1923 in St. Albans, England. Arrived in the United States, 1956, naturalized, 1964. Son of Paul Erik Waern and Helga Irene (Cöster) Gibson.
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James John Gibson
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Education
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, 1947. Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, Chalmers Institute of Technology, Gothenburg, 1971. Doctor of Engineering (honorary), Chalmers Institute of Technology, Gothenburg, 1985.
Career
Engineer, Swedish Air Force, 1945-1946;
research engineer, Research Institute National Defense, Stockholm, 1947-1952;
with, Radio Corporation of America laboratories, Princeton, New Jersey, 1952-1954, 56-87;
American Scandinavian Foundation trainee, Radio Corporation of America laboratories, Princeton, New Jersey, 1952-1954;
member technical staff David Sarnoff Research Center, Radio Corporation of America laboratories, Princeton, New Jersey, 1956-1969;
fellow technical staff, Radio Corporation of America laboratories, Princeton, New Jersey, 1969-1987;
leader transistor circuits research group, Royal Institute Technology, Stockholm, 1954-1956;
consultant electronics engineer, Signal Systems Research, Princeton, since 1987. Visiting professor electrical engineering department Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1978-1991. Working group chairman advisory committees on cable television and television noise measurements Federal Communication Commission, member Federal Communication Commission advising committee on Advanced television Svc., national quadraphonic radio committee.
Lecturer Royal Institute Technology. Teacher communica tions La Salle College, Philadelphia.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Audio Engineering Society. Member: National Society of Professional Engineers, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Society Motion Picture and television Engineers, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Consumer Electronics Society (administrative committee 1986-1989), Sigma Xi.
Interests
Connections
Married Eva Berit Bäck, September 21, 1957. Children: John David, James Alexander, Sally Annual.
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Awards
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Recipient David Sarnoff award for multichannel television sound Radio Corporation of America, 1985, also 6 technical achievement awards, contributor to Emmy award received by company,1985.Recipient David Sarnoff award for multichannel television sound Radio Corporation of America, 1985, also 6 technical achievement awards, contributor to Emmy award received by company,1985.