Background
Adler, Richard B. was born on May 9, 1922 in New York City.
Adler, Richard B. was born on May 9, 1922 in New York City.
Student, Harvard University, 1939-1941; Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1943; Doctor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1949.
Instructor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1949-1950; leader solid state and transistor group Lincoln Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1951-1953; assistant professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1950-1955; associate professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1955-1959; professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, since 1959; Distinguished professor electrical engineering and computer science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, since 1985; associate department head, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1978-1989; co-director Massachusetts Institute of Technology microsystems technical laboratories, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, since 1989.
Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1946. Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Education medal 1986), American Academy Arts and Sciences. Member Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi, Eta Kappa Nu.
Married Dorothy Gordon. Children: Gordon, Nicholas, Lucas.