Joseph Henry Condon | |
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Born | Princeton, New Jersey, United States | February 15, 1935
Died | January 2, 2012 | (aged 76)
Citizenship | United States |
Alma mater | Johns Hopkins University (Physics, 1958 Northwestern University (Ph.D. Physics, 1963 |
Known for | magnetic domains digital telephone switching Belle (chess machine) Unix[1] |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Computer science, Engineering, Physics |
Institutions | Bell Labs |
Joseph Henry 'Joe' Condon (born February 15, 1935 – January 2, 2012) was an American computer scientist, engineer and physicist, who spent most of his career at Bell Labs.[1] The son of Edward Condon (a distinguished American nuclear physicist, pioneer in quantum mechanics and a participant in the development of radar and nuclear weapons during World War II as part of the Manhattan Project) and Emilie Honzik Condon, he was named after the 19th-century American physicist Joseph Henry.[1] He is of Irish descent through his father.