John B. Thomas

John Bowman Thomas
Born(1925-07-14)July 14, 1925
DiedSeptember 13, 2018(2018-09-13) (aged 93)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materStanford University (Ph.D.)
Scientific career
FieldsElectrical engineering
InstitutionsPrinceton University
Doctoral advisorWillis W. Harman
Doctoral studentsVincent Poor
Jack Wolf
Abraham H. Haddad
Dag Tjøstheim
Hisashi Kobayashi
Bob Kahn
Eugene Wong
Oscar C. Au

John Bowman Thomas (July 14, 1925 – September 13, 2018)[1] was an American electrical engineer, educator, and a professor at Princeton University. He received his Ph.D. from Stanford University in 1955. He was the adviser of numerous outstanding scientists, including Vincent Poor, Jack Wolf, Abraham H. Haddad, Dag Tjøstheim, Hisashi Kobayashi, Bob Kahn, Eugene Wong, and Oscar C. Au.[2] His PhD adviser was Willis W. Harman,[3] a President of IONS.[4]

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  3. ^ "Mathematics Genealogy Project (Willis W. Harman)".
  4. ^ "President of IONS". Institute of Notice Sciences. Archived from the original on February 7, 2016. Retrieved September 7, 2015.