- Herbert John Shaw
Dr. Herbert John Shaw (June 2, 1918 - January 19, 2006) was a professor at
Stanford University , and a major inventor in the fields of fiber optic gyroscopes,optical communications , andsurface acoustic wave devices.Shaw was born in
Seattle , and in 1941 received his bachelor's degree inelectrical engineering from theUniversity of Washington . He received his master's degree (1942) and doctorate (1948), both from Stanford's electrical engineering department, and subsequently joined the department as a research associate. In 1950 he transferred to Stanford's Microwave Laboratory, later renamed the Edward L. Ginzton Laboratory, as a research associate, and in 1977 became its associate director. Six years later, Shaw became a research professor inapplied physics . He retired in 1989.Shaw authored 291 technical publications and received about 100 U.S. patents, mostly in the field of
photonics . He was a member of theNational Academy of Engineering , and a fellow of theInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers . He received the 1976IEEE Morris N. Liebmann Memorial Award "for contributions to the development of acoustic surface wave devices" and the 1981 Achievement Award of the IEEE Group on Sonics and Ultrasonics "for many contributions, through research and education, toultrasonics technology."References
* [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/02/02/BAGNQH1C7M1.DTL Obituary, San Francisco Chronicle, Thursday, February 2, 2006]
* [http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2006/february1/shaw-020106.html Stanford obituary, February 1, 2006]
* [http://www.ifos.com/ifosteam_bio_boardofdirectors.asp IFOS biography]
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