Background
Pierce, John Alvin was born on December 11, 1907 in Spokane. Son of John Alvin and Harriet Converse (Fernald) Pierce.
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John Alvin Pierce
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Bachelor in Physics, University Maine, 1937.
Career
Member of staff, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1934-1939; supervisor, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1939-1941; research fellow, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1946-1949; senior research fellow, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1949-1974; staff member radiation laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1941-1946; division head, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1944-1945. Researcher in field.
Achievements
Membership
Member Institute Navigation (Thurlow award 1947, member various committees 1947-1966).
Connections
Married Marion Caroline Rogers, January 26, 1929 (divorced August 1938). 1 child, Martha Jane. Married Catherine Sophronia Stillman, February 4, 1939.
Children: Robert Bancroft, Margaret Lovejoy.
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Nationality
American
Awards
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Recipient certified of merit President of the United States, 1948, Morris Liebman award Institute Radio Engineers, 1953, Conrad award United States Navy, 1975, Elmer A. Sperry award Five Engineering Societies, 1988, Engineering Excellence medal Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 1990.Recipient certified of merit President of the United States, 1948, Morris Liebman award Institute Radio Engineers, 1953, Conrad award United States Navy, 1975, Elmer A. Sperry award Five Engineering Societies, 1988, Engineering Excellence medal Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 1990.