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'''John Robinson Pierce''' (27 March 1910 – 2 April 2002), was an American engineer and author. He worked extensively in the fields of radio communication, microwave technology, computer music, psychoacoustics, and science fiction. Born in Des Moines, Iowa, he earned his PhD from Caltech, and died in Palo Alto, California from complications of Parkinson's Disease.
 
'''John Robinson Pierce''' (27 March 1910 – 2 April 2002), was an American engineer and author. He worked extensively in the fields of radio communication, microwave technology, computer music, psychoacoustics, and science fiction. Born in Des Moines, Iowa, he earned his PhD from Caltech, and died in Palo Alto, California from complications of Parkinson's Disease.
  
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==Books==
 
* ''Theory and Design of Electron Beams'', New York: Van Nostrand, 1949; 2nd ed., 1954.
 
* ''Theory and Design of Electron Beams'', New York: Van Nostrand, 1949; 2nd ed., 1954.
 
* ''Traveling-Wave Tubes'', New York: Van Nostrand, 1950.
 
* ''Traveling-Wave Tubes'', New York: Van Nostrand, 1950.
 
* ''Electrons, Waves and Messages'', Garden City, NY: Hanover House, 1956; new ed. as ''Electrons and Waves'', 1964; new ed. as ''Quantum Electronics'', 1965; new ed. as ''Waves and Messages'', 1967.
 
* ''Electrons, Waves and Messages'', Garden City, NY: Hanover House, 1956; new ed. as ''Electrons and Waves'', 1964; new ed. as ''Quantum Electronics'', 1965; new ed. as ''Waves and Messages'', 1967.
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* ''Symbols, Signals and Noise: The Nature and Process of Communication'', New York: Harper, 1961; 2nd ed., rev., ''[http://gen.lib.rus.ec/book/index.php?md5=B7FA722640006DC4F64D4447FBC051E9 An Introduction to Information Theory: Symbols, Signals and Noise]'', New York: Dover Publications, 1980.
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* ''Symbols, Signals and Noise: The Nature and Process of Communication'', New York: Harper, 1961; 2nd ed., rev., ''[http://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=B7FA722640006DC4F64D4447FBC051E9 An Introduction to Information Theory: Symbols, Signals and Noise]'', New York: Dover Publications, 1980.
 
* with Arthur G. Tressler, ''The Research State: A History of Science in New Jersey'', Princeton, NJ: Van Nostrand, 1964.
 
* with Arthur G. Tressler, ''The Research State: A History of Science in New Jersey'', Princeton, NJ: Van Nostrand, 1964.
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* ''[http://gen.lib.rus.ec/book/index.php?md5=501a18cf59422086a0c699554b065ec4 Almost All About Waves]'', MIT Press, 1974, 213 pp. Review: [http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?arnumber=1451924 1975].
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* ''[http://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=501a18cf59422086a0c699554b065ec4 Almost All About Waves]'', MIT Press, 1974, 213 pp. Review: [http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?arnumber=1451924 1975].
 
* with Edward C. Posner, ''Introduction to Communication Science and Systems'', New York: Plenum Press, 1980.
 
* with Edward C. Posner, ''Introduction to Communication Science and Systems'', New York: Plenum Press, 1980.
 
* ''Signals: The Telephone and Beyond'', San Francisco: W.H. Freeman, 1981, 181 pp.
 
* ''Signals: The Telephone and Beyond'', San Francisco: W.H. Freeman, 1981, 181 pp.
  
 
* ''The Science of Musical Sound'', New York: Scientific American Library, 1983; rev.ed., New York: W.H. Freeman, 1992, 270 pp; 1996. Review: [http://www.jstor.org/stable/40285325 Moore] (1985).
 
* ''The Science of Musical Sound'', New York: Scientific American Library, 1983; rev.ed., New York: W.H. Freeman, 1992, 270 pp; 1996. Review: [http://www.jstor.org/stable/40285325 Moore] (1985).
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** ''Le son musical: musique, acoustique et informatique'', trans. Françoise Berquier, Paris: Pour la science, 1984; 1987; 1993; 1996. (in French)
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** ''Le son musical: musique, acoustique et informatique'', trans. Françoise Berquier, Paris: Pour la science, 1984; 1987; 1993; 1996. {{fr}}
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** ''Klang. Musik mit den Ohren der Physik'', trans. Klaus Winkler, Heidelberg: Spektrum, 1985; 1988; 1999. (in German)
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** ''Klang. Musik mit den Ohren der Physik'', trans. Klaus Winkler, Heidelberg: Spektrum, 1985; 1988; 1999. {{de}}
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** ''Los sonidos de la música'', trans. Andrés Lewin-Richter, Barcelona: Prensa Científica Labor, 1985. (in Spanish)
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** ''Los sonidos de la música'', trans. Andrés Lewin-Richter, Barcelona: Prensa Científica Labor, 1985. {{es}}
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** ''La scienza del suono'', trans. Niccolò Guicciardini, Bologna: Zanichelli, 1988, 249 pp; 1995. (in Italian)
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** ''La scienza del suono'', trans. Niccolò Guicciardini, Bologna: Zanichelli, 1988, 249 pp; 1995. {{it}}
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** ''Ongaku no kagaku'', trans. Murakami Yōichirō, 1989, 255 pp. (in Japanese)
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** ''Ongaku no kagaku'', trans. Murakami Yōichirō, 1989, 255 pp. {{jp}}
  
 
* with Hiroshi Inose, ''Information Technology and Civilization'', foreword Koji Kobayashi, New York: W.H. Freeman, 1984.
 
* with Hiroshi Inose, ''Information Technology and Civilization'', foreword Koji Kobayashi, New York: W.H. Freeman, 1984.
  
 
* with A. Michael Noll, ''Signals: The Science of Telecommunications'', New York: Scientific American Library, 1990, 247 pp.
 
* with A. Michael Noll, ''Signals: The Science of Telecommunications'', New York: Scientific American Library, 1990, 247 pp.
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** ''Signale. Die Geheimnisse der Telekommunikation'', Heidelberg: Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, 1992. (in German)
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** ''Signale. Die Geheimnisse der Telekommunikation'', Heidelberg: Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, 1992. {{de}}
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** ''Telecommunicatie: een revolutie in signaaloverdracht'', trans. M. Pool et al., ed. T. Kortbeek, Maastricht: Natuur & Techniek, 1992. (in Dutch)
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** ''Telecommunicatie: een revolutie in signaaloverdracht'', trans. M. Pool et al., ed. T. Kortbeek, Maastricht: Natuur & Techniek, 1992. {{nl}}
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** ''Seãles: la ciencia de las telecomunicaciones'', trans. Jaume Herranz Luis, Antonio Elias Fusté and Pedro Vicente del Fraile, Barcelona: Reverté, 1995. (in Spanish)
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** ''Seãles: la ciencia de las telecomunicaciones'', trans. Jaume Herranz Luis, Antonio Elias Fusté and Pedro Vicente del Fraile, Barcelona: Reverté, 1995. {{es}}
  
 
* editor, with Max V. Mathews, ''Current Directions in Computer Music Research'', MIT Press, 1989.
 
* editor, with Max V. Mathews, ''Current Directions in Computer Music Research'', MIT Press, 1989.
  
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==Articles==
 
* with B. M. Oliver and C. E. Shannon, "The Philosophy of PCM", ''Proc. IRE.'' 36 (Nov 1948), pp 1324-1331. On Pulse Code Modulation.
 
* with B. M. Oliver and C. E. Shannon, "The Philosophy of PCM", ''Proc. IRE.'' 36 (Nov 1948), pp 1324-1331. On Pulse Code Modulation.
 
* as J.J. Coupling, "Science for Art's Sake", ''Astounding Science Fiction'', Street & Smith Publications, Nov 1950, pp 83-91.
 
* as J.J. Coupling, "Science for Art's Sake", ''Astounding Science Fiction'', Street & Smith Publications, Nov 1950, pp 83-91.
 
* "The Computer as a Musical Instrument", ''Journal of the Audio Engineering Society of America'' 8:2  (1960), pp 139ff.
 
* "The Computer as a Musical Instrument", ''Journal of the Audio Engineering Society of America'' 8:2  (1960), pp 139ff.
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* [[Media:Pierce_JR_1965_Portrait_of_the_Machine_as_a_Young_Artist.pdf|"Portrait of the Machine as a Young Artist"]], ''Playboy'' 12:6 (1965), pp 124-5 & 150 & 182 & 184.  
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* [http://monoskop.org/log/?p=13473 "Portrait of the Machine as a Young Artist"], ''Playboy'' 12:6 (1965), pp 124-5 & 150 & 182 & 184.  
 
* "Computers and Music", ''New Scientist'' 25:431 (1965), pp 423ff.
 
* "Computers and Music", ''New Scientist'' 25:431 (1965), pp 423ff.
 
* "The Early Days of Information Theory", ''IEEE Transactions of Information Theory'' 19:1 (Jan 1973), pp 3-8. [http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/login.jsp?tp=&arnumber=1054955]
 
* "The Early Days of Information Theory", ''IEEE Transactions of Information Theory'' 19:1 (Jan 1973), pp 3-8. [http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/login.jsp?tp=&arnumber=1054955]
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* [http://www.smecc.org/john_r__pierce____electron_tubes.htm "My Work With Vacuum Tubes At Bell Laboratories"], ''SMEC Vintage Electrics'' 3:1 (1991).
 
* [http://www.smecc.org/john_r__pierce____electron_tubes.htm "My Work With Vacuum Tubes At Bell Laboratories"], ''SMEC Vintage Electrics'' 3:1 (1991).
  
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==Talks==
 
* [http://schneider.ncifcrf.gov/pierce/creative.thinking.html "Creative Thinking"], Dec 1951.
 
* [http://schneider.ncifcrf.gov/pierce/creative.thinking.html "Creative Thinking"], Dec 1951.
  
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==Literature==
 
* [http://www.ieeeghn.org/wiki/index.php/John_Pierce Pierce's biography at IEEE Global History Network]
 
* [http://www.ieeeghn.org/wiki/index.php/John_Pierce Pierce's biography at IEEE Global History Network]
 
* [http://calteches.library.caltech.edu/2871/1/pierce.pdf Harry Bain on Pierce]
 
* [http://calteches.library.caltech.edu/2871/1/pierce.pdf Harry Bain on Pierce]
 
* Obituaries: [http://www.smecc.org/lucent_obit__notice.htm Lucent], [http://www.smecc.org/stanford_pierce_obit_.htm Stanford]
 
* Obituaries: [http://www.smecc.org/lucent_obit__notice.htm Lucent], [http://www.smecc.org/stanford_pierce_obit_.htm Stanford]
  
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==See also==
 
* [[Information theory]]
 
* [[Information theory]]
  
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==Links==
 
* [http://ee2.caltech.edu/centennial/video/22_lyon/flash/22_lyon.html Machine Hearing and the Legacy of John R. Pierce], video of a talk at Caltech's EE Centennial celebration by Richard F. Lyon, 2010.
 
* [http://ee2.caltech.edu/centennial/video/22_lyon/flash/22_lyon.html Machine Hearing and the Legacy of John R. Pierce], video of a talk at Caltech's EE Centennial celebration by Richard F. Lyon, 2010.
 
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_R._Pierce Pierce at Wikipedia]
 
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_R._Pierce Pierce at Wikipedia]
  
 
[[Category:Computer music|Pierce, John R.]]
 
[[Category:Computer music|Pierce, John R.]]

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John Robinson Pierce (27 March 1910 – 2 April 2002), was an American engineer and author. He worked extensively in the fields of radio communication, microwave technology, computer music, psychoacoustics, and science fiction. Born in Des Moines, Iowa, he earned his PhD from Caltech, and died in Palo Alto, California from complications of Parkinson's Disease.

Books[edit]

  • Theory and Design of Electron Beams, New York: Van Nostrand, 1949; 2nd ed., 1954.
  • Traveling-Wave Tubes, New York: Van Nostrand, 1950.
  • Electrons, Waves and Messages, Garden City, NY: Hanover House, 1956; new ed. as Electrons and Waves, 1964; new ed. as Quantum Electronics, 1965; new ed. as Waves and Messages, 1967.
  • Symbols, Signals and Noise: The Nature and Process of Communication, New York: Harper, 1961; 2nd ed., rev., An Introduction to Information Theory: Symbols, Signals and Noise, New York: Dover Publications, 1980.
  • with Arthur G. Tressler, The Research State: A History of Science in New Jersey, Princeton, NJ: Van Nostrand, 1964.
  • Almost All About Waves, MIT Press, 1974, 213 pp. Review: 1975.
  • with Edward C. Posner, Introduction to Communication Science and Systems, New York: Plenum Press, 1980.
  • Signals: The Telephone and Beyond, San Francisco: W.H. Freeman, 1981, 181 pp.
  • The Science of Musical Sound, New York: Scientific American Library, 1983; rev.ed., New York: W.H. Freeman, 1992, 270 pp; 1996. Review: Moore (1985).
    • Le son musical: musique, acoustique et informatique, trans. Françoise Berquier, Paris: Pour la science, 1984; 1987; 1993; 1996. (French)
    • Klang. Musik mit den Ohren der Physik, trans. Klaus Winkler, Heidelberg: Spektrum, 1985; 1988; 1999. (German)
    • Los sonidos de la música, trans. Andrés Lewin-Richter, Barcelona: Prensa Científica Labor, 1985. (Spanish)
    • La scienza del suono, trans. Niccolò Guicciardini, Bologna: Zanichelli, 1988, 249 pp; 1995. (Italian)
    • Ongaku no kagaku, trans. Murakami Yōichirō, 1989, 255 pp. (Japanese)
  • with Hiroshi Inose, Information Technology and Civilization, foreword Koji Kobayashi, New York: W.H. Freeman, 1984.
  • with A. Michael Noll, Signals: The Science of Telecommunications, New York: Scientific American Library, 1990, 247 pp.
    • Signale. Die Geheimnisse der Telekommunikation, Heidelberg: Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, 1992. (German)
    • Telecommunicatie: een revolutie in signaaloverdracht, trans. M. Pool et al., ed. T. Kortbeek, Maastricht: Natuur & Techniek, 1992. (Dutch)
    • Seãles: la ciencia de las telecomunicaciones, trans. Jaume Herranz Luis, Antonio Elias Fusté and Pedro Vicente del Fraile, Barcelona: Reverté, 1995. (Spanish)
  • editor, with Max V. Mathews, Current Directions in Computer Music Research, MIT Press, 1989.

Articles[edit]

  • with B. M. Oliver and C. E. Shannon, "The Philosophy of PCM", Proc. IRE. 36 (Nov 1948), pp 1324-1331. On Pulse Code Modulation.
  • as J.J. Coupling, "Science for Art's Sake", Astounding Science Fiction, Street & Smith Publications, Nov 1950, pp 83-91.
  • "The Computer as a Musical Instrument", Journal of the Audio Engineering Society of America 8:2 (1960), pp 139ff.
  • "Portrait of the Machine as a Young Artist", Playboy 12:6 (1965), pp 124-5 & 150 & 182 & 184.
  • "Computers and Music", New Scientist 25:431 (1965), pp 423ff.
  • "The Early Days of Information Theory", IEEE Transactions of Information Theory 19:1 (Jan 1973), pp 3-8. [1]
  • with Max V. Mathews, "Some Recollections of James Tenney", Perspectives of New Music 25:1-2 (1987), pp 534-535.
  • "Telstar, A History", SMEC Vintage Electrics (1990).
  • "ECHO - America's First Communications Satellite", SMEC Vintage Electrics 2:1 (1990).
  • "My Work With Vacuum Tubes At Bell Laboratories", SMEC Vintage Electrics 3:1 (1991).

Talks[edit]

Literature[edit]

See also[edit]

Links[edit]

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