Philip Sporn

Philip Sporn

Born	November 25, 1896(1896-11-25) Folotwin, Austria
Died	January 23, 1978(1978-01-23) (aged 81) New York City, New York
Residence	United States
Nationality	Austrian
Fields	Electrical engineering
Notable awards	IEEE Edison Medal

Philip Sporn (November 25, 1896 in Folotwin, Austria - January 23, 1978 in New York City) was an Austrian electrical engineer known for his work as the president and chief executive officer of the American Gas and Electric Company. He received the IEEE Edison Medal for "contributions to the art of economical and dependable power generation and transmission".^[1]

References

^ "Philip Sporn". IEEE Global History Network. IEEE. http://www.ieeeghn.org/wiki/index.php/Philip_Sporn. Retrieved 25 July 2011.

IEEE Edison Medal

1926–1950	William D. Coolidge (1927) Frank B. Jewett (1928) Charles F. Scott (1929) Frank Conrad (1930) Edwin W. Rice (1931) Bancroft Gherardi (1932) Arthur Edwin Kennelly (1933) Willis R. Whitney (1934) Lewis B. Stillwell (1935) Alex Dow (1936) Gano Dunn (1937) Dugald C. Jackson (1938) Philip Torchio (1939) George Ashley Campbell (1940) John B. Whitehead (1941) Edwin H. Armstrong (1942) Vannevar Bush (1943) Ernst Alexanderson (1944) Philip Sporn (1945) Lee De Forest (1946) Joseph Slepian (1947) Morris E. Leeds (1948) Karl B. McEachron (1949) Otto B. Blackwell (1950)

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Name	Sporn, Philip
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Date of birth	November 25, 1896
Place of birth	Folotwin, Austria
Date of death	January 23, 1978
Place of death	New York City, New York