Joseph Henry Condon

Joseph Henry Condon
Born(1935-02-15)February 15, 1935
Princeton, New Jersey, United States
DiedJanuary 2, 2012(2012-01-02) (aged 76)
CitizenshipUnited States
Alma materJohns Hopkins University (Physics, 1958
Northwestern University (Ph.D. Physics, 1963
Known formagnetic domains
digital telephone switching
Belle (chess machine)
Unix[1]
Scientific career
FieldsComputer science, Engineering, Physics
InstitutionsBell 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.

  1. ^ a b c "Joe Condon (obituary)". Physics Today. June 19, 2012. doi:10.1063/PT.4.1752. Retrieved November 5, 2015.