Alfred Urquhart MacRae (born April 14, 1932) is an American physicist.
MacRae was born in New York City on April 14, 1932. [1] MacRae is of Scottish descent, and learned how to play the bagpipes, which he did throughout college. [2] MacRae earned his bachelor's and graduate degrees at Syracuse University, where he studied physics. [2] Upon completing his doctorate in 1960, MacRae began working for Bell Labs. [2] He was elected a fellow of the American Physical Society in 1964. [3] MacRae later led his own company, MacRae Technologies. [4] He was the 1994 recipient of the J. J. Ebers Award, presented by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers' Electron Devices Society at the International Electron Devices Meeting. [4] In 2003, MacRae was elected to membership of the National Academy of Engineering. [5]
Alfred Urquhart MacRae (born April 14, 1932) is an American physicist.
MacRae was born in New York City on April 14, 1932. [1] MacRae is of Scottish descent, and learned how to play the bagpipes, which he did throughout college. [2] MacRae earned his bachelor's and graduate degrees at Syracuse University, where he studied physics. [2] Upon completing his doctorate in 1960, MacRae began working for Bell Labs. [2] He was elected a fellow of the American Physical Society in 1964. [3] MacRae later led his own company, MacRae Technologies. [4] He was the 1994 recipient of the J. J. Ebers Award, presented by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers' Electron Devices Society at the International Electron Devices Meeting. [4] In 2003, MacRae was elected to membership of the National Academy of Engineering. [5]