John G. Trump
American electrical engineer (1907-1985) · United States · Scientists · Died at 77
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Something wrong?John George Trump was an American electrical engineer and professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He pioneered the use of high-voltage generators in cancer treatment and was founding chairman of High Voltage Engineering Corporation, a leading manufacturer of particle accelerators.
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Brooklyn Poly yearbook portrait (1929)
Streamers arcing from the Round Hill generator
Rad Lab Steering Committee (Trump at center, seated)
On D-Day, MEW Radar installed by BBRL watched and coordinated landings.
Trump at the Advanced Service Base in Paris with Lee DuBridge, April 1945
Trump demonstrating rotational therapy with an HVEC machine
Robinson, Trump, and Van de Graaff (left to right), HVEC foundersAwards
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Charles Stark DraperBoth received IEEE Lamme MedalGladys AnslowBoth received President's Certificate of Merit
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