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John Erik Johnson was born in Brooklyn, New York in September of 1901. Graduating from Montclair High School in 1912 at the age of 16, Johnson went on to obtain a B.S. in mechanical engineering at RPI graduating in 1922. After a brief amount of time moving around and learning the industry, Johnson moved to Texas where he would eventually come to co-own a subsidiary of Geophysical Service Incorporated. This instrumentation company faced a boom following during the war leading to rapid company growth. Eventually they rebranded to Texas Instruments in 1951, where Johnson and his co-owner Eugene McDermott began to focus on the military contract side of their work [1]. Johnson was a incredibly successful individual in the field and honored during his career for his outstanding work, including being named Industrialist of the Year in 1965 [2]. His success in industry gave him the ability to advocate for education after his retirement, where he became major influence at RPI. In 1995 plans for a new engineering center had been slated and made possible by a $2.6 million donation from Johnson and other alumnus [3]. The center was opened in September of 1977, where it was dedicated shortly after to Johnson in October [3][4]. Shortly after his death on September 1st, 1995 RPI dedicated the statue with a [[Historical | John Erik Johnson was born in Brooklyn, New York in September of 1901. Graduating from Montclair High School in 1912 at the age of 16, Johnson went on to obtain a B.S. in mechanical engineering at RPI graduating in 1922. After a brief amount of time moving around and learning the industry, Johnson moved to Texas where he would eventually come to co-own a subsidiary of Geophysical Service Incorporated. This instrumentation company faced a boom following during the war leading to rapid company growth. Eventually they rebranded to Texas Instruments in 1951, where Johnson and his co-owner Eugene McDermott began to focus on the military contract side of their work [1]. Johnson was a incredibly successful individual in the field and honored during his career for his outstanding work, including being named Industrialist of the Year in 1965 [2]. His success in industry gave him the ability to advocate for education after his retirement, where he became major influence at RPI. In 1995 plans for a new engineering center had been slated and made possible by a $2.6 million donation from Johnson and other alumnus [3]. The center was opened in September of 1977, where it was dedicated shortly after to Johnson in October [3][4]. Shortly after his death on September 1st, 1995 RPI dedicated the statue with a [[Historical Markers]] to honor Johnson's contribution to campus. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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J. Erik Johnson[edit]
John Erik Johnson was born in Brooklyn, New York in September of 1901. Graduating from Montclair High School in 1912 at the age of 16, Johnson went on to obtain a B.S. in mechanical engineering at RPI graduating in 1922. After a brief amount of time moving around and learning the industry, Johnson moved to Texas where he would eventually come to co-own a subsidiary of Geophysical Service Incorporated. This instrumentation company faced a boom following during the war leading to rapid company growth. Eventually they rebranded to Texas Instruments in 1951, where Johnson and his co-owner Eugene McDermott began to focus on the military contract side of their work [1]. Johnson was a incredibly successful individual in the field and honored during his career for his outstanding work, including being named Industrialist of the Year in 1965 [2]. His success in industry gave him the ability to advocate for education after his retirement, where he became major influence at RPI. In 1995 plans for a new engineering center had been slated and made possible by a $2.6 million donation from Johnson and other alumnus [3]. The center was opened in September of 1977, where it was dedicated shortly after to Johnson in October [3][4]. Shortly after his death on September 1st, 1995 RPI dedicated the statue with a Historical Markers to honor Johnson's contribution to campus.
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[1] https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/jonsson-john-erik