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