Irwin Jacobs

GPTKB entity

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gptkb:Marconi_Prize
gptkb:National_Medal_of_Technology_and_Innovation
gptkbp:birthDate 1933-10-18
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:New_Bedford,_Massachusetts,_United_States
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gptkb:Qualcomm
gptkb:San_Diego_Symphony
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gptkb:Hal_Jacobs
gptkb:Jeffrey_Jacobs
gptkb:Paul_E._Jacobs
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor gptkb:William_L._Root
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gptkb:MIT
gptkb:Linkabit
gptkb:Qualcomm
gptkbp:fieldOfWork wireless communications
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Linkabit
gptkb:Qualcomm
gptkbp:hIndex over 40
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Irwin Jacobs
gptkbp:knownFor co-founding Qualcomm
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:American_Philosophical_Society
gptkb:National_Academy_of_Engineering
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:notableWork co-inventor of CDMA technology
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:engineer
businessman
entrepreneur
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Gary_E._Jacobs
gptkb:Hal_Jacobs
gptkb:Jeffrey_Jacobs
gptkb:Paul_E._Jacobs
gptkbp:philanthropy donor to Cornell University
donor to Massachusetts Institute of Technology
donor to Salk Institute for Biological Studies
donor to San Diego Symphony
donor to University of California, San Diego
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Judaism
gptkbp:residence gptkb:La_Jolla,_California,_United_States
gptkbp:retired 2009
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Joan_Jacobs
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gptkb:Claude_E._Shannon
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