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| | • | 303. History Since 1715 |
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| | • | 304. Jurisprudence and Political Science |
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| | • | 401. Archaeology |
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| | 1981 | Name: | Benjamin Jacobs | | | Year Elected: | | | | Residency: | Resident | | | Living? : |
Deceased
| | | Birth Date: | 5/5/1731 | | | Death Date: | 1775 | | | | | | |
Benjamin Jacobs (5 May 1731–c. January 1775) was a prosperous farmer and a member of the American Philosophical Society via his 1768 election to the American Society. He was born in Providence Township, Pennsylvania, but little is known of his education or early career. By 1762, he had partnered with Robert Evans and Jonathan Morris to run Unicorn Forge in Queen Anne County, Maryland. Three years later he was working a farm of 200 acres and performing occasional work as a surveyor. Around this time he also invested in lands in Nova Scotia with APS members Anthony Wayne and Thomas Barton. He visiting the lands in 1765 but was unable to entice the requisite number of settlers and thus realized little profit on the venture. He prepared a commentary on Colonel Landon Carter’s paper on the wheat fly for the American Society, disputing Carter’s proposed method for dealing with the pest. In 1771 Jacobs served as a trustee of a lottery created to fund a bridge over the Skippack Creek. And in January of 1775 he represented Philadelphia County in the second Provincial Convention, coordinating supplies made scarce by the non-importation movement. He died unexpectedly a few weeks later. His brother-in-law David Rittenhouse was an APS member. (PI) | |
| 1982 | Name: | William S. Jacobs | | | Year Elected: | 1802 | | | Residency: | Resident | | | Living? : |
Deceased
| | | Death Date: | ?/1844 | | | | |
| 1983 | Name: | Merkel H. Jacobs | | | Year Elected: | 1930 | | | Class: | 2. Biological Sciences | | | Residency: | Resident | | | Living? : |
Deceased
| | | Birth Date: | 1884 | | | Death Date: | 6/27/70 | | | | |
| 1984 | Name: | Dr. Irwin Mark Jacobs | | | Institution: | Qualcomm Inc.; Salk Institute for Biological Studies | | | Year Elected: | 2013 | | | Class: | 1. Mathematical and Physical Sciences | | | Subdivision: | 103. Engineering | | | Residency: | Resident | | | Living? : |
Living
| | | Birth Date: | 1933 | | | | | | |
Irwin Mark Jacobs is Founding Chairman and CEO Emeritus of Qualcomm, a company he co-founded in 1985. As CEO through 2005 and Chairman through 2009, he led the growth from startup to Fortune 500 Company, now with over 28,000 employees worldwide. Qualcomm pioneered the development and commercialization of CDMA wireless technology, the basis for all third-generation cellular networks which now provide voice and broadband Internet access for over 1.6 billion customers. Qualcomm is the world’s largest semiconductor supplier for wireless products and a leader in introducing fourth-generation technology. For 15 consecutive years, QUALCOMM has been named to Fortune’s list of The 100 Best Companies To Work For.
Dr. Jacobs previously served as co-founder, CEO and chairman of LINKABIT Corporation, leading the development of Very Small Aperture Earth Terminals (VSATs) and the VideoCipher® satellite-to-home TV system. LINKABIT merged with M/A-COM in August 1980, and Dr. Jacobs served as executive vice president and a member of the board of directors until his resignation in April 1985. Over 100 San Diego communications companies trace their roots to LINKABIT.
From 1959 to 1966, Dr. Jacobs was an assistant, then associate professor of electrical engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). From 1966 to 1972 he served as professor of computer science and engineering at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). While at MIT, Dr. Jacobs co-authored with Jack Wozencraft a textbook in digital communications Principles of Communication Engineering. First published in 1965, the book remains in use today.
Dr. Jacobs received a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering in 1956 from Cornell University and Master of Science and Doctor of Science degrees in electrical engineering from MIT in 1957 and 1959, respectively. He holds fourteen CDMA patents.
Dr. Jacobs was named Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Salk Institute In November 2006 and served as Chair of the National Academy of Engineering from 2008 to 2012. He serves on the UCSD Foundation Board of Trustees in addition to the UC San Diego Health System Advisory Board and is past chairman of the University of California President’s Engineering Advisory Council. In June 2011, he was appointed by The Secretary of Education to serve on the Board of the National Center for Research in Advanced Information and Digital Technologies (aka, Digital Promise). Additionally, Dr. Jacobs is a board member of the Lang Lang Foundation, the Technion Board of Governors, the International Innovation and Entrepreneurship Board of Overseers of KACST in Saudi Arabia, the Pacific Council on International Policy, and has served on the Advisory Board of the Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management since its formation in 2000.
He is the recipient of numerous industry, education and business awards, including the National Medal of Technology in 1994 and the IEEE Medal of Honor in 2013. Irwin Jacobs was elected a member of the American Philosophical Socity in 2013. In 2015 he was awarded the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy. | |
| 1985 | Name: | Dr. Danny O. Jacobs | | | Institution: | Oregon Health and Science University | | | Year Elected: | 2024 | | | Class: | 5. The Arts, Professions, and Leaders in Public & Private Affairs | | | Subdivision: | 503. Administrators, Bankers and Opinion Leaders from the Public or Private Sectors | | | Residency: | Resident | | | Living? : |
Living
| | | Birth Date: | 1955 | | | | |
| 1986 | Name: | Dr. Thorkild Jacobsen | | | Institution: | Harvard University | | | Year Elected: | 1962 | | | Class: | 4. Humanities | | | Subdivision: | 404. History of the Arts, Literature, Religion and Sciences | | | Residency: | Resident | | | Living? : |
Deceased
| | | Birth Date: | 1904 | | | Death Date: | 5/2/93 | | | | |
| 1987 | Name: | Werner W. Jaeger | | | Year Elected: | 1944 | | | Class: | 4. Humanities | | | Residency: | Resident | | | Living? : |
Deceased
| | | Birth Date: | 1888 | | | Death Date: | 10/19/61 | | | | |
| 1988 | Name: | Abel James | | | Year Elected: | | | | Residency: | Resident | | | Living? : |
Deceased
| | | Birth Date: | 1724 | | | Death Date: | 10/28/1790 | | | | | | |
Abel James (1724–c. 28 October 1790) was a wealthy merchant, Quaker leader, and public officeholder, and a member of the American Philosophical Society via his 1768 election to the American Society. Born in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, he relocated to Philadelphia in early adulthood and formed a mercantile partnership with APS member Henry Drinker that would become one of the most prosperous in the city. Keen to improve trade and advance American manufacturing, James was a manager of the Silk Society, a subscriber to a linen factory, and a proponent of the Delaware-Chesapeake canal. He was also a donor to the Pennsylvania Hospital, a director of the Philadelphia Contributionship, and a director of the Library Company. And he served as a manager of the Bettering House, a warden of the port of Philadelphia, and a street commissioner. Long active in Quaker affairs, James was treasurer of the Philadelphia Monthly Meeting in 1780, collected subscriptions for the publication of John Woolman’s journal, and served for almost thirty years as an overseer of Friends schools. He was twice elected to the Pennsylvania Assembly as a member of the anti-proprietary party and in 1756 worked with the Friendly Association for Regaining and Preserving Peace with the Indians. During the Revolution, he was briefly jailed as a suspected Loyalist but quickly released. In 1782, he came into possession of a partial autobiography manuscript written by his friend Benjamin Franklin, which he forwarded to the author with a note encouraging its publication. The note seems to have made an impression. (PI) | |
| 1989 | Name: | James Anderson | | | Year Elected: | | | | Residency: | Resident | | | Living? : |
Deceased
| | | Death Date: | 1785 | | | | | | |
James Anderson (?– ca.April 1785) was a physician and slave holder, and a member of the American Philosophical Society, elected in 1768. Born in Scotland, Anderson immigrated to Chestertown, MD where he spent his adult life in the service of medicine. He opened a lucrative practice which, after 1774, included his son James. During the American Revolution he supported Independence and afterwards supported local educational institutions such as Kent County School and Washington College. Upon his death, much of his property and wealth passed onto son and business partner James. (PI) | |
| 1990 | Name: | Joseph James | | | Year Elected: | 1787 | | | Residency: | Resident | | | Living? : |
Deceased
| | | Death Date: | ? | | | | |
| 1991 | Name: | Thomas C. James | | | Year Elected: | 1797 | | | Residency: | Resident | | | Living? : |
Deceased
| | | Birth Date: | 1766 | | | Death Date: | 7/5/1835 | | | | |
| 1992 | Name: | Edwin James | | | Year Elected: | 1833 | | | Residency: | Resident | | | Living? : |
Deceased
| | | Death Date: | 10/28/1861 | | | | |
| 1993 | Name: | John F. James | | | Year Elected: | 1848 | | | Residency: | Resident | | | Living? : |
Deceased
| | | Death Date: | 2/5/1871 | | | | |
| 1994 | Name: | Thomas P. James | | | Year Elected: | 1857 | | | Residency: | Resident | | | Living? : |
Deceased
| | | Death Date: | 2/22/1888 | | | | |
| 1995 | Name: | Edmund J. James | | | Year Elected: | 1884 | | | Residency: | Resident | | | Living? : |
Deceased
| | | Death Date: | 6/17/25 | | | | |
| 1996 | Name: | Dr. James G. Anderson | | | Institution: | Harvard University | | | Year Elected: | 1998 | | | Class: | 1. Mathematical and Physical Sciences | | | Subdivision: | 102. Chemistry and Chemical Biochemistry | | | Residency: | Resident | | | Living? : |
Living
| | | Birth Date: | 1944 | | | | | | |
James Anderson has pioneered the development and application of instruments to determine the chemical abundance of chemical radicals in the stratosphere. He established from measurement and theory the abundance of ClO in the stratosphere and then OH, NO, and BrO. This showed unambiguously that Cl from chloroflourocarbons was the cause of the ozone depletion in the Antarctic and that ClO and BrO from industrial sources was the cause of the ozone depletion. They are the basis for quantitatively testing models of the atmosphere. These results are from the very difficult and sophisticated measurements made by him with instrumented stratospheric ballon flights. Dr. Anderson has established a world center of research with brilliant young scientists who are participating in carrying their field forward. Having been Philip S. Weld Professor of Atmospheric Chemistry at Harvard Univeristy since 1978, Dr. Anderson has also served on the faculties of the University of Pittsburgh and the University of Michigan. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences (1992); the American Academy of Arts & Sciences (1985); and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1986). He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Colorado (1970). | |
| 1997 | Name: | David Jameson | | | Year Elected: | | | | Residency: | Resident | | | Living? : |
Deceased
| | | Birth Date: | 1715 | | | Death Date: | 1801 | | | | | | |
David Jameson (c. 1715–1801?) was a physician, wartime surgeon, and a member of the American Philosophical Society via his 1768 election to the American Society. Born in Scotland and a graduate of medicine at Edinburgh, Jameson landed in York, PA before 1755 and soon took an appointment as a military surgeon during the Seven Years’ War (1754–63). Jameson was well-suited for service, distinguishing himself as a medic and as a soldier, rising from ensign (1755–56) to captain (1756–57), major (1758–60), and lieutenant colonel (1760–63). Besides returning to medicine, he took a commission as a justice of the peace beginning in 1764 with a special commission to adjudicate crimes by African-Americans, free and enslaved, beginning in 1768. He received something of a symbolic appointment as a colonel in the militia of York County in 1777; he rendered more practical service as a justice of the peace under the Revolutionary regime starting in 1777. Five of his six sons became physicians. (PI) | |
| 1998 | Name: | J. Franklin Jameson | | | Year Elected: | 1920 | | | Residency: | Resident | | | Living? : |
Deceased
| | | Death Date: | 9/28/37 | | | | |
| 1999 | Name: | Dr. Michael H. Jameson | | | Institution: | Stanford University | | | Year Elected: | 1973 | | | Class: | 4. Humanities | | | Subdivision: | 405. History and Philology, East and West, through the 17th Century | | | Residency: | Resident | | | Living? : |
Deceased
| | | Birth Date: | 1924 | | | Death Date: | August 18, 2004 | | | | |
| 2000 | Name: | Dr. Kathleen Hall Jamieson | | | Institution: | University of Pennsylvania | | | Year Elected: | 1997 | | | Class: | 5. The Arts, Professions, and Leaders in Public & Private Affairs | | | Subdivision: | 503. Administrators, Bankers and Opinion Leaders from the Public or Private Sectors | | | Residency: | Resident | | | Living? : |
Living
| | | Birth Date: | 1946 | | | | | | |
Kathleen Hall Jamieson is the Walter and Leonore Annenberg Director of the Annenberg Public Policy Center and Elizabeth Ware Packard Professor of Communication at the University of Pennsylvania's Annenberg School for Communication. She earned a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin in 1972 and taught at the University of Maryland and the University of Texas prior to joining the University of Pennsylvania faculty in 1989.
A leading analyst of the use of rhetoric and other media of communication in presidential politics in the United States, Hall Jamieson has been an advisor to Congress and the White House in addition to her roles as researcher, teacher and academic administrator. She is the author of Dirty Politics: Deception, Distraction and Democracy; Packaging the Presidency (for which she received the Speech Communication Association's Golden Anniversary Book Award); Eloquence in an Electronic Age (which received the Winans-Wichelns Book Award); Spiral of Cynicism: Press and Public Good (with J. Cappella); Echo Chamber: Rush Limbaugh and the Conservative Media Establishment; and, most recently, Cyberwar: How Russian Hackers and Trolls Helped Elect a President, which won the 2019 R.R. Hawkins Award from the Association of American Publishers.
In 2016 she was awarded the Henry Allen Moe Prize of the American Philosophical Society for her paper "Implications of the Demise of 'Fact' in Political Discourse" presented to the Society at its April 2013 Meeting and published in Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, volume 159, no. 1, March 2015. In 2020 she was elected to the National Academy of Sciences and received the Academy's most prestigious award, the Public Welfare Medal. | |
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