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Pierce, John Robinson

Person · USA

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Pierce
Pierce
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American engineer, commonly referred to as the inventor of the communications satellite in 1954. He worked for 35 years as an engineer at Bell Labs and then worked at the California Institute of Technology and its Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

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USA
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Chronology

1 event

2002 April 2

  • Death of John Robinson Pierce. - . Related Persons: Pierce. American engineer, commonly referred to as the inventor of the communications satellite in 1954. He worked for 35 years as an engineer at Bell Labs and then worked at the California Institute of Technology and its Jet Propulsion Laboratory..