Dugald Caleb Jackson | |
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| Born | (1865-02-13)February 13, 1865 |
| Died | July 1, 1951(1951-07-01) (aged 86) |
| Alma mater | Penn State University |
| Awards | IEEE Edison Medal(1938) |
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| Fields | Electrical engineering |
| Doctoral students | Vannevar Bush |
Dugald Caleb Jackson (February 13, 1865 – July 1, 1951) was an Americanelectrical engineer. He received theIEEE Edison Medal for "outstanding and inspiring leadership in engineering education and in the field of generation and distribution of electric power".[1]
Dugald was born into aquaker family inKennett Square,Pennsylvania. His parents were Josiah and Mary Price Jackson. His younger brother,John Price Jackson, co-wrote some books with him and also had a career as an electrical engineer, academic, civil servant and soldier. He attendedThe Hill School inPottstown before studyingcivil engineering atPennsylvania State College from which he graduated in 1885.[2]
After two years teaching electrical engineering atCornell University he moved to theUniversity of Wisconsin in 1891 as the first professor of Electrical Engineering, heading the Department of Electrical Engineering. He specialized inalternating currents and associated machinery alongside technical issues involved in runningcentral stations as independent power stations were known at the time.[2]
Jackson headed theDepartment of Electrical Engineering of theMassachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) from 1907 to 1935.[3] He was proponent of student and faculty involvement with industry.[3] Jackson established research as a part of engineering education at MIT and coordinated it with practical experience in industrial settings (for example, with the General Electric Company), and his model spread widely.[3][4]
On April 3, 1911, Jackson participated in a conference at the Hotel Thorndike, in Boston encouraging closer co-operation betweenelectric vehicle manufacturers and central station managers in the Boston area. The conference was organized by theBoston Edison Company and Jackson promised the support of theDepartment of Electrical Engineering of theMassachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in providing scientific research to support the development of the electric vehicle industry.[5]
During his time at MIT, Jackson was elected to theAmerican Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1911 and theAmerican Philosophical Society in 1931.[6][7]
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