John B. Thomas

For the American politician and judge from Maryland, see John B. Thomas (politician).

John Bowman Thomas
Born	(1925-07-14)July 14, 1925
Died	September 13, 2018(2018-09-13) (aged 93)
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Stanford University (Ph.D.)
Scientific career
Fields	Electrical engineering
Institutions	Princeton University
Doctoral advisor	Willis W. Harman
Doctoral students	Vincent Poor Jack Wolf Abraham H. Haddad Dag Tjøstheim Hisashi Kobayashi Bob Kahn Eugene Wong Oscar C. Au

John Bowman Thomas (July 14, 1925 – September 13, 2018)^[1] was an American electrical engineer, educator, and a professor at Princeton University. He received his Ph.D. from Stanford University in 1955. He was the adviser of numerous outstanding scientists, including Vincent Poor, Jack Wolf, Abraham H. Haddad, Dag Tjøstheim, Hisashi Kobayashi, Bob Kahn, Eugene Wong, and Oscar C. Au.^[2] His PhD adviser was Willis W. Harman,^[3] a President of IONS.^[4]

Notes

1. "John Bowman Thomas Obituary (2018) San Luis Obispo County Tribune". Legacy.com. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
2. "Mathematics Genealogy Project (John Bowman Thomas)".
3. "Mathematics Genealogy Project (Willis W. Harman)".
4. "President of IONS". Institute of Notice Sciences. Archived from the original on February 7, 2016. Retrieved September 7, 2015.