Glen P. Robinson, Jr. | |
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| Born | Glen Parmelee Robinson, Jr. September 10, 1923 Crescent City, Florida, U.S. |
| Died | January 16, 2013 (aged 89) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Georgia Institute of Technology (1948, 1950) |
| Known for | Co-founding Scientific Atlanta |
| Awards | Georgia's Small Businessman of the Year (1965), Georgia Business and Industry Association's Entrepreneur of the Year (1981), Georgia Technology Hall of Fame (1993), IEEE Fellow |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | Georgia Tech Research Institute, Scientific Atlanta, AirExcel, LaserCraft, and C2 Biofuels |
Glen Parmelee Robinson, Jr. (September 10, 1923 – January 16, 2013), called the "father of high-tech industry in Georgia",[1] was an American businessman and founder of Scientific Atlanta, formerly a subsidiary of Cisco Systems.[2][3] Robinson was the first employee of Scientific Atlanta, where he remained CEO then Chairman of the company until he retired.
Initially a ham radio enthusiast and subsequently a graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) with both bachelor's and master's degrees in physics, Robinson worked at the Georgia Tech Research Institute and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory before founding Scientific Atlanta. Later in life, he founded and invested in numerous Atlanta-based science-related companies. Robinson was named an IEEE Fellow and held at least 39 patents in fields including solar energy devices and antenna systems.[4][5]
For his contributions, he was named Georgia's Small Businessman of the Year in 1965, the Georgia Business and Industry Association's Entrepreneur of the Year in 1981, and was elected to the Georgia Technology Hall of Fame in 1993.[6] In 2003, Georgia Tech awarded him an honorary Ph.D. in Physics, and in 2007, half of Georgia Tech's Molecular Science and Engineering Building was named the Glen P. Robinson, Jr. Tower in his honor.
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- ^ "Scientific-Atlanta Celebrates First Founders Day; Establishes Glen P. Robinson, Jr. Scholarship In Honor of Company's First President" (Press release). Scientific Atlanta via PR Newswire, archived by HighBeam Research. 1995-11-10. Retrieved 2010-01-20.[dead link]
- ^ "Glen P. Robinson Jr". Georgia Tech Research Institute. Archived from the original on 2012-03-02. Retrieved 2010-01-19.
- ^ "Founders". C2 Biofuels. Archived from the original on 2009-02-08. Retrieved 2010-01-19.
- ^ "Lidar Research at EOSL". Georgia Tech Research Institute. Archived from the original on 2009-02-01. Retrieved 2010-01-20.
- ^ Goettling, George (Winter 1994). "Technotes". Georgia Tech Alumni Magazine. Georgia Tech Alumni Association. Retrieved 2010-01-21.