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Frederick Terman

Frederick Emmons Terman (/ˈtɜːrmən/; June 7, 1900 – December 19, 1982) was an American professor and academic administrator. He was the dean of the school of engineering from 1944 to 1958 and provost from 1955 to 1965 at Stanford University. He is widely credited (together with William Shockley) as being the father of Silicon Valley.

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Alma mater
Stanford University (BS, MS) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (DSc)
Born
Frederick Emmons Terman (1900-06-07)June 7, 1900 English, Indiana, U.S.
Died
December 19, 1982(1982-12-19) (aged 82) Palo Alto, California, U.S.
Doctoral advisor
Vannevar Bush
Fields
Electrical engineering
Notable students
Bill Hewlett Bernard M. Oliver David Packard Wen-Yuan Pan Russell and Sigurd Varian Oswald Garrison Villard Jr. Paul W. Klipsch

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Alma mater · 1
Frederick Terman → Stanford University (BS, MS) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (DSc)
Born · 1
Frederick Terman → Frederick Emmons Terman (1900-06-07)June 7, 1900 English, Indiana, U.S.
Died · 1
Frederick Terman → December 19, 1982(1982-12-19) (aged 82) Palo Alto, California, U.S.
Doctoral advisor · 1
Frederick Terman → Vannevar Bush
Fields · 1
Frederick Terman → Electrical engineering
Notable students · 1
Frederick Terman → Bill Hewlett Bernard M. Oliver David Packard Wen-Yuan Pan Russell and Sigurd Varian Oswald Garrison Villard Jr. Paul W. Klipsch
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Frederick Terman → Stanford University Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Frederick TermanBornFrederick Emmons Terman (1900-06-07)June 7, 1900 English, Indiana, U.S.1.00infobox
Frederick TermanDiedDecember 19, 1982(1982-12-19) (aged 82) Palo Alto, California, U.S.1.00infobox
Frederick TermanDoctoral advisorVannevar Bush1.00infobox
Frederick TermanFieldsElectrical engineering1.00infobox
Frederick TermanNotable studentsBill Hewlett Bernard M. Oliver David Packard Wen-Yuan Pan Russell and Sigurd Varian Oswald Garrison Villard Jr. Paul W. Klipsch1.00infobox
Frederick TermanWorkplacesStanford University Massachusetts Institute of Technology1.00infobox
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and Lockheed Corporation moved into Stanford Industrial Parkinstance ofCompanies0.80text

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