Dugald C. Jackson

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Dugald Caleb Jackson

Born	(1865-02-13)February 13, 1865
Died	July 1, 1951(1951-07-01) (aged 86)
Residence	United States
Nationality	American
Fields	Electrical engineering
Notable awards	IEEE Edison Medal

Dugald Caleb Jackson (February 13, 1865 - July 1, 1951) was an American electrical engineer. He received the IEEE Edison Medal for "outstanding and inspiring leadership in engineering education and in the field of generation and distribution of electric power".^[1] Jackson headed the Department of Electrical Engineering of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for an unprecedented time, 1907 to 1935.^[2]

References

↑ "Dugald C. Jackson". IEEE Global History Network. IEEE. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
↑ Wildes, Karl L.; Lindgren, Nilo A. (1985). A century of electrical engineering and computer science at MIT, 1882-1982. MIT Press. p. 32. ISBN 0-262-23119-0.

External links

[http://www.eoearth.org/article/Jackson,_Dugald_C. Biography]

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Name	Jackson, Dugald C.
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Short description	American electrical engineer
Date of birth	February 13, 1865
Place of birth
Date of death	July 1, 1951
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