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M. Robert Aaron

1922 – 2007

American electrical engineer

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Lived 1922 – 2007 (aged 84). M. Robert Aaron was an American electrical engineer.

M. Robert Aaron (August 21, 1922 – June 16, 2007) was an American electrical engineer specializing in telecommunications.

Aaron was born in Philadelphia, served in the United States Coast Guard during World War II, received his bachelor's (1949) and master's degree (1951) in Electrical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania, and in 1951 joined Bell Laboratories in Murray Hill, New Jersey. There he helped design networks for various transmission systems, including TAT-1, the first repeatered transatlantic telephone cable system. He was also a key contributor to design of T1, the initial T-carrier system.

Aaron was a member of the National Academy of Engineering (1979), Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and American Association for the Advancement of Science, and co-recipient of the IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal (1978).

He died in West Palm Beach, Florida in 2007.

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University of Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering and Applied Science
Awards
IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal; IEEE Fellow; Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Who was M. Robert Aaron?

American electrical engineer (1922–2007)

When was M. Robert Aaron born?

M. Robert Aaron was born on 21 August 1922 in Philadelphia.

When did M. Robert Aaron die?

M. Robert Aaron died on 16 June 2007.

What was M. Robert Aaron's occupation?

M. Robert Aaron was an electrical engineer.

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M. Robert Aaron was American.

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· Wikipedia: M. Robert Aaron

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