Richard R. Hough

Richard Ralston Hough (1917 in Trenton, New Jersey – July 9 1992 in Concord, New Hampshire) was a Bell Labs engineer and AT&T executive.

Hough received his B.S. in 1939 and a graduate degree in 1940 in electrical engineering from Princeton University.

In 1980 Hough received the IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal for his role in the introduction of electronic telephone switching.

External links

* [http://www.ieee.org/web/aboutus/history_center/biography/hough.html Hough's bio at IEEE History Center] , written 1980
* [http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=2231&page=84 Memorial Tribute to Hough] , 1993, National Academy of Engineering

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NAME = Hough, Richard Ralston
ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
SHORT DESCRIPTION = AT&T executive
DATE OF BIRTH = 1917
PLACE OF BIRTH = Trenton, New Jersey
DATE OF DEATH = July 9 1992
PLACE OF DEATH = Concord, New Hampshire