Robert H. Rines

Robert H. Rines

Robert H. Rines (born August 30, 1922) is a U.S. lawyer, inventor, researcher, and composer.

Biography

Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Robert Rines holds a Bachelor in Sciences from M.I.T., received a Juris Doctor from Georgetown University in 1946 and did his Ph.D. thesis at National Chiao Tung University in 1972. During World War II, Rines served as a U.S. Army Signal Corps officer and helped develop the Microwave Early Warning System. His inventions underlie high-resolution image-scanning radar that was used in the Gulf War, and ultrasound scanning used in the search for the wrecks of the Titanic and the Bismarck. The technology has also been used for ultrasound imaging in the body, and in a 1972 expedition to locate the Loch Ness Monster.

In March 2004, Rines received the Boston Patent Law Association "Lifetime Achievement Award" for his contributions to the field of Intellectual Property. Rines also was inducted as member of the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 1994 and the U.S. Army Signal Corps Wall of Fame. He is also the founder of the Academy of Applied Science, a Massachusetts and New Hampshire based organization dedicated to the promotion of science, technology and inventions, particularly among high school students.

Rines founded the Franklin Pierce Law Center, a private law school located in Concord, New Hampshire. Robert Rines has been a lecturer at Harvard University and M.I.T. and served on Technical Advisory Board of the U.S. Department of Commerce. Rines is also an accomplished musician and composer. Rines musical career started early. His musical ability was demonstrated when Rines, age eleven, played a violin duet with Albert Einstein at summer camp in Maine. As a composer he has written music for both Broadway and off-Broadway shows. Rines composed music for "Blast and Bravos", a play on the life of H.L. Mencken. Also composed scores for "O'Casey's Drums Under the Windows", "O'Neill's Long Voyage Home", "Strindberg's Creditors" and claims he shared an Emmy Award with playwright Paul Shyre in 1987 for the television and later Broadway play "Hizzoner the Mayor".

Philanthropic activities include establishing the GREAT Fund, providing educational grants for a large extended family in perpetuity. Fact|date=February 2007

In May 2008, after 45 years of teaching and inspiring students about intellectual property and technology innovation, Rines retired from lecturing at MIT.

References

* [http://www.invent.org/hall_of_fame/122.html Robert H. Rines] . "Invent Now". Accessed on September 24, 2005.
* [http://www.lord.com/Default.aspx?tabid=1196 Dr. Robert H. Rines] . "Lord Corporation". Accessed on September 24, 2005.
* [http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2000/04/01/277559/index.htm Money Magazine] . "They Saved Small Business". Accessed on August 28, 2008.
* [http://www.eecs.mit.edu/spotlights/rines.html MIT] . "Dr. Robert H. Rines: An Appreciation". Accessed on October 9, 2008.


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