Harold Rosen (electrical engineer)
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This article is about the electrical engineer. For other uses, see Harold Rosen.
Dr. Harold Allen Rosen (20 March 1926 – 30 January 2017[1]) was an American electrical engineer, known as "the father of the geostationary satellite", and "father of the communications satellite".[2]
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Born | Harold Allen Rosen March 20, 1926 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
Died | 30 January 2017(2017-01-30) (aged 90) |
Alma mater | California Institute of Technology (MSc., PhD) Tulane University (BEng.) |
Occupation | Electrical engineer |
Known for | Developer of the first geosynchronous satellite |
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He formed and led the team that designed and built the first geosynchronous communications satellite, Syncom, for Hughes Aircraft Company.