Irwin M. Jacobs
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Born | Irwin Mark Jacobs October 18, 1933 |
Alma mater | Cornell University (BSc) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MSc, DSc) |
Occupation(s) | Engineer, businessman |
Known for | Co-founder of Qualcomm |
Spouse | Joan Klein (m. 1954) |
Children | 4, including Gary E. Jacobs and Paul E. Jacobs |
Relatives | Sara Jacobs (granddaughter) |
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Irwin Mark Jacobs (born October 18, 1933) is an American
Early life and education
Jacobs was born to a Jewish family in
Career
Jacobs was assistant and associate professor of electrical engineering at MIT from 1959 to 1966 and professor of computer science and engineering at
In 1968, Jacobs co-founded
In 1985, Jacobs went on to co-found Qualcomm Inc. along with Viterbi, Harvey White, Adelia Coffman, Andrew Cohen, Klein Gilhousen, and Franklin Antonio. Qualcomm developed the OmniTRACS system that was deemed one of the world's most "technologically advanced two-way mobile satellite communications and tracking systems". He pioneered these systems which use the communication bandwidth more efficiently than the older fixed time-sliced TDMA technology. Its Code-Division Multiple Access (CDMA) has been adopted as one of two digital standards (the other being Global System for Mobile Communications [GSM]) used in the next generation of cellular telephones in North America at the time. Jacobs announced in March 2009 that he had stepped down as chairman of Qualcomm and that Paul E. Jacobs, his son, would succeed him.[5]
Affiliations
Jacobs was elected a member of the
Awards and honors
In 1980, Jacobs was the co-recipient, with Andrew J. Viterbi, the 1980 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) biannual award. In 1992, Jacobs was awarded the Entrepreneur of the Year Award in High Technology by the Institute of American Entrepreneurs, and in May 1993, he was awarded the American Electronics Association (AEA) "Inventing America's Future" award.[5]
In 1994, for his development of
In 1994, he was also awarded the "Cornell University Entrepreneur of the Year" Award.
In 1995, Jacobs won the IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal – For outstanding contributions to telecommunications, including leadership, theory, practice, and product development.[5]
In 2000, Jacobs was inducted into the Wireless Hall of Fame for his role in the cellular industry.[7]
In 2001, Jacobs was awarded the
In 2004, Jacobs and his wife Joan Jacobs are contributors to public arts and education in San Diego. For this, Jacobs was awarded the Woodrow Wilson Award for Corporate Citizenship in 2004.
In 2005, Jacobs delivered the 2005 commencement speech at MIT,[9] and the 2008 commencement speech at the Jacobs School of Engineering.[10]
In 2007, Jacobs and Viterbi received the 2007
In 2009, he was named a Fellow of AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science).[12]
In 2011, he received[13] the Marconi Prize together with Jack Wolf.
In 2011, he was named a Marconi Prize recipient and Marconi Fellow.[14]
In 2011, Jacobs was inducted into the International Air & Space Hall of Fame at the San Diego Air & Space Museum.[15]
In 2012, Jacobs was named the W. P. Carey School of Business Dean's Council of 100 Executive of the Year.[16]
In 2013, Jacobs was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame.
In 2013, he received the Medal of Honor from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), which is the highest honor an engineer can receive from his or her peers. The IEEE said he was receiving the award not just for his innovations but for "the ability to translate innovation into industry applications, time after time after time."[17]
In November 2013, he was conferred the title of "Distinguished Honor Chair Professor" of National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan.[18][19]
In 2013, he was elected to the American Philosophical Society.[20]
In August and October 2014, Jacobs was awarded honorary doctorates by National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, and Hong Kong Polytechnic University.[21][22]
In 2014, Jacobs was elected to the Computer History Museum as a Fellow – for "his pioneering work in digital mobile telephony, data and communications, and technology".[23]
In 2015, Jacobs received the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy.[24]
In 2017, Jacobs received an honorary Doctor of Engineering and Technology degree from Yale University. [25]
In 2017, Jacobs and Viterbi received the IEEE Milestone Award for their CDMA and spread spectrum development that drives the mobile industry.[26]
In February 2018, he was appointed an honorary advisor to the president of National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan.
In March 2018, he was named the winner of IMEC Lifetime of Innovation Award.[27]
In July 2019, he was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of York, UK.[28]
In October 2019, he received the IET
Philanthropy
As the co-founder and chairman of Qualcomm, Jacobs has contributed hundreds of millions of dollars to the field of education through donations and grants to several schools and organizations. His donations have gone mostly towards fellowships and scholarships for students in the fields of engineering and computer science, as well as the arts, and are focused in the San Diego area.[30][31] The San Diego Union-Tribune in 2011 dubbed him the "Philanthropist in Chief".[32]
As of September 2009, Jacobs had donated a total of $31 million to his post graduate degrees school, the
Irwin and Joan Jacobs donated $5 million in 2002 to the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego downtown location for the renovation of the former train station baggage building which was named in their honor.[35]
Jacobs has pledged $120 million for the
The Joan and Irwin Jacobs TIX Institute at National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, was sponsored by Jacobs with the mission of encouraging innovation and entrepreneurship.[37]
The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation announced in January 2022 that it was renaming its list of pending United States Supreme Court cases the "Joan and Irwin Jacobs Supreme Court Docket" in honor of the couple's $20 million gift, the largest one-time endowment gift in the organization's history.[38]
The Giving Pledge
In August 2010, Irwin and Joan Jacobs joined the
Personal life
In 1954, Jacobs married a New York City native, dietician, and fellow Cornell graduate (1952), Joan Klein.
Notes
- ^ Berkman, Jacob (September 2, 2011). "Jews take 5 of top 6 spots in annual list of top US givers". Jerusalem Post.
- ^ "Jewish Philanthropy 2.0". February 23, 2011.
- ^ Jewish Telegraph Agency: "Among America’s Mega- Donors, Many Jews, but Few Gifts to Jews" February 24, 2004
- ^ a b Irwin M Jacobs Trustee Bio. University of California, San Diego Foundation, accessed December 30, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Irwin M. Jacobs Bio. IEEE Global History Network, accessed December 30, 2010.
- ^ "Inter-American Dialogue | Irwin Jacobs". www.thedialogue.org. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
- ^ Wireless History Foundation (2010). "Irwin M. Jacobs". Wireless Hall of Fame. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
- ^ [1], National Medal of Technology – 1994 Recipients.
- ^ "Commencement address by Irwin M. Jacobs, CEO of Qualcomm". MIT News. June 3, 2005. Retrieved February 26, 2010.
- ^ "Jacobs School Ring Ceremony 2008". UCSD Jacobs School of Engineering. June 19, 2008. Retrieved February 26, 2010.
- ^ "IEEE/RSE Wolfson James Clerk Maxwell Award Recipients" (PDF). IEEE. Retrieved October 4, 2011.
- .
- ^ "Irwin Jacobs and Jack Wolf Win 2011 Marconi Prize, Known as the Nobel of Information Technology". jacobsschool.ucsd.edu.
- ^ "2011 Marconi Prize goes to giants of cellular communications, data storage". October 15, 2012. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012.
- ISBN 978-1-57864-397-4.
- ^ "Qualcomm's Irwin M. Jacobs: Technologies that Changed Our Lives". March 2, 2024.
- ^ Freeman, Mike (June 11, 2013). "Qualcomm founder Jacobs gets IEEE award". San Diego Union Tribune. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
- ^ "Distinguished Honor Chair Professor of National Tsing Hua University, Hsin Chu, TAIWAN". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
- ^ "A Mesmerizing and Intellectually Stimulating Visit of a Giant: Qualcomm Founder Irwin Jacobs Visit to National Tsing Hua University" (PDF).
- ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
- ^ "Honorary Degree of Doctor of Engineering for Irwin Mark Jacobs by National Tsing Hua University, TAIWAN, 2014".
- ^ "Honorary Degrees and Fellowships | The Hong Kong Polytechnic University".
- ^ "Irwin Jacobs 2014 Fellow". Archived from the original on January 5, 2015. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
- ^ "Joan and Irwin M. Jacobs Receive Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy for 2015". San Diego Business Journal. August 25, 2015.
- ^ "Yale awards honorary degrees to eight individuals for their achievements". YaleNews. May 18, 2017. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
- ^ "Qualcomm and Its Founders Recognized for Historic Electronics Milestone". IEEE. November 8, 2017. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
- ^ "Imec Honors Qualcomm Founder Irwin M. Jacobs With Lifetime Of Innovation Award". The Independent Global Source for the Flexible and Printed Electronics Industry.
- ^ "Honorary graduates for 2019 announced". University of York.
- ^ "Winner of 2019 IET Mountbatten Medal". 2019.
- ^ a b Irwin Jacob's philanthropy profile. Faces of Philanthropy, accessed December 28, 2010.
- ^ a b Potiker Theatre Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. La Jolla Playhouse, accessed December 28, 2010.
- ^ "Philanthropist-in-chief". San Diego Union Tribune. August 25, 2011. Retrieved September 2, 2011.
- Allbusiness, accessed January 7, 2011.
- ^ "$33M Restoration Planned At Balboa Park". San Diego 10 News. August 30, 2010. Retrieved September 2, 2011.
- ^ Pincus, Robert (March 28, 2010). "The Contemporary Collectors behind MCASD". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
- ^ a b A Commitment to Sharing Wealth. Sign On San Diego News, accessed December 28, 2010.
- ^ "TIX Introduction". tix.proj.nthu.edu.tw. Archived from the original on May 14, 2017.
- ^ [2] ACLU ANNOUNCES JOAN AND IRWIN JACOBS SUPREME COURT DOCKET, accessed January 23, 2022.
- ^ Cornell University Alumni Affairs and Development: Visiting Fellow Profile Irwin & Joan Jacobs retrieved March 21, 2013
- ^ Forbes The World's Billionaires: Irwin Jacobs March 2019
- ^ Schleifer, Theodore (March 4, 2020). "A tech billionaire spent millions to elect his granddaughter. It's working". Vox. Retrieved November 4, 2020.