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Everett M. Rogers | |
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| Born | Everett Mitchell Rogers March 6, 1931 Carroll, Iowa, US |
| Died | October 21, 2004 (aged 73) Albuquerque, New Mexico, US |
| Occupation | Professor, Researcher, Educator, Consultant |
| Language | English |
| Education | Iowa State University (BS, MS, PhD) |
| Alma mater | Iowa State University |
| Subject | Development Communication, International Communication, Communication Theory |
| Notable works | Diffusion of Innovations, Communication Technology, A History of Communication Study |
| Spouse | Corinne Shefner-Rogers |
| Children | 2 |
Everett M. "Ev" Rogers (March 6, 1931 – October 21, 2004) was an American communication theorist and sociologist, who originated the diffusion of innovations theory and introduced the term early adopter.[citation needed] He was distinguished professor emeritus in the department of communication and journalism at the University of New Mexico.[1][2]
- ^ Everett M. Rogers, The Fourteenth Paw: Growing up on an Iowa Farm in the 1930s, Singapore: Asian Media Information and Communication Center, 2008, pp. xi-xii.
- ^ James W. Dearing and Arvind Singhal, "Communication of Innovations: A Journey with Ev Rogers," in Arvind Singhal and James W. Dearing (Eds.), Communication of Innovations: A Journey with Ev Rogers, New Delhi, India: Sage, 2006, p. 21.