- Amos E. Joel, Jr.
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birth_place =Philadelphia, PA
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nationality = American
field =Electrical engineering
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awards =IEEE Medal of Honor Amos Edward Joel, Jr. (born
March 12 1918 inPhiladelphia ) [ [http://www.ieee.org/web/aboutus/history_center/biography/joel.html Amos Joels interview] fromIEEE ] is an Americanelectrical engineer , known for several contributions and over seventy patents related to telecommunications switching systems.He earned his
B.Sc. (1940) andM.Sc. (1942) inelectrical engineering fromMassachusetts Institute of Technology , where he worked on theRockefeller -fundeddifferential analyzer (project headed byVannevar Bush ), and a thesis on functional design of relays and switch circuits, advised bySamuel H. Caldwell . Joel worked atBell Labs (1940-83) where he first undertookcryptology studies (collaboration withClaude Shannon ), followed by studies onelectronic switching system that resulted in the1ESS switch (1948-60). He then headed the development of advanced telephone services (1961-68), which led to severalpatent s, including one onTraffic Service Position System [US patent|3731000] anda mechanism forhandoff in cellular communication (1972). [US patent|3663762] Since 1983 he worked as a consultant toAT&T , developing mechanisms foroptical switching . [US patent|4736462]Publications
*"Electronic Switching: Central Office Systems of the World" (
IEEE Press , 1976)
*WithRobert J. Chapuis (eds.): "100 Years of Telephone Switching (1878-1978: Part 1: Manual and Electromechanical Switching)",Elsevier 1982. Part 2: "Electronics, Computers and Telephone Switching" (Elsevier , 1990).
*"A History of Engineering and Science in the Bell System the Early Years 1875-1925" (Bell Labs , 1985)
*"Asynchronous Transfer Mode " (IEEE Press , 1993)Achievements
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New Jersey state's outstanding patent (1972)
*IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal (1976)
*Franklin Institute 's Stuart Ballantine Medal (1981)
*Columbian Medal (Genoa , 1983)
*National Academy of Engineering (1981).
*ITU Centenary Prize (1983)
*Kyoto Prize (1989)
*New Jersey Inventor of the year (1989)
*IEEE Medal of Honor (1992)
*IEEE Fellow
*National Medal of Technology (1993)References
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