Background
Huggins, William Herbert was born on January 11, 1919 in Rupert, Idaho, United States. Son of William John and Alafretta Evelyn (Roraback) Huggins.
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William Herbert Huggins
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William Herbert Huggins, American electrical engineering educator. Recipient decoration for exceptional civilian service United States Air Force, 1954; Browder J. Thomson Memorial prize American Institute of Radio Engineers, 1948; Lindback Foundation award for distinguished teaching, 1961; Western Electric Fund award American Society Engineering Education, 1965.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Oregon State College, 1941. Master of Science, Oregon State College, 1942. Doctor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1953.
Career
Instructor electrical engineering, Oregon State College, 1942-1944; special research associate radio research laboratory, Harvard, 1944-1946; supervising scientist, Air Force Research Center, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1946-1954; research associate, Massachusetts Institute Technology, 1949-1954; professor electrical engineering, Johns Hopkins, since 1954; department chairman, Johns Hopkins, 1970-1974; part-time, Johns Hopkins, 1984-1986; emeritus, Johns Hopkins, since 1986. Cons. editor Addison-Wesley Public Company, 1957-1960, Blaisdell Public Company, 1961-1965. Consultant Rand Corporation, 1955-1973.
Membership
Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Education medal 1966), Acoustical Society of America, American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member National Academy Engineering, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.
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August 11, 2001 (aged 82) -
Nationality
American
Awards
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Recipient decoration for exceptional civilian service United States Air Force, 1954. Browder J. Thomson Memorial prize American Institute of Radio Engineers, 1948. Lindback Foundation award for distinguished teaching, 1961. Western Electric Fund award American Society Engineering Education, 1965.Recipient decoration for exceptional civilian service United States Air Force, 1954. Browder J. Thomson Memorial prize American Institute of Radio Engineers, 1948. Lindback Foundation award for distinguished teaching, 1961.
Western Electric Fund award American Society Engineering Education, 1965.