Background
Joel, Amos Edward was born on March 12, 1918 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Amos Edward and Anna (Potsdamer) Joel.
Joel, Amos Edward was born on March 12, 1918 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Amos Edward and Anna (Potsdamer) Joel.
Bachelor of Electrical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1940; Master of Electrical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1942.
Member technical staff, Bell Tel. laboratories, New York and New Jersey, 1940-1952;
supervisor, Bell Tel. laboratories, Whippany, New Jersey, 1952-1954;
department head, Bell Tel. laboratories, Whippany, New Jersey, 1954-1961;
director, Bell Tel. laboratories, Holmdel, New Jersey, 1961-1967;
consultant, Bell Tel. laboratories, Holmdel, New Jersey, 1967-1983;
retired, Bell Tel. laboratories, Holmdel, New Jersey, 1983.;
consultant, since 1983. Consultant American Telephone & Telegraph Company Bell Comm. Research, GTE, International Business Machines Corporation, Contel, Pacific Tel.
Lecturer in field of switching system.
(The purpose of this book lies outside the usual framework...)
Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (life, co-recipient Alexander Graham Bell medal 1976, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers medal of honor 1992, national medal technical 1993), American Academy Arts and Sciences. Member National Academy of Engineering, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Comm. Society of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (president 1973-1975), Association for Computing Machinery, Sigma Xi.
Married Rhoda Ethel Fenton. Children: Jeffrey, Stephanie, Andrea.