Laureates of the Japan Prize
The 1985 (1st) Japan Prize
Information and Communications
Outstanding achievement in the field of electronics and
communications technologies

Dr. John R. Pierce (USA)
| Professor Emeritus at Stanford University. 1910-2002 |
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Dr. Pierce's achievements in the field of information and telecommunication engineering represent the highest scientific caliber in the United States. His work has resulted in the theoretical development of the possibilities of communications satellites and of broad-band digital transmissions via pulse code modulations and multivalent signals. |