Jewell James Ebers, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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electrical engineer
Date of Birth: 25-Nov-1921
Place of Birth: Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
Date of Death: 01-Jan-0001
Profession: engineer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Jewell James Ebers
- Jewell James Ebers (November 25, 1921 – March 1959) was an American electrical engineer who is remembered for the mathematical model of the bipolar junction transistor that he published with John L.
- Moll in 1954.
- The Ebers-Moll model of the transistor views the transistor as a pair of diodes, and the model is a fusion of the models of these diodes. J.J.
- Ebers was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan on November 25, 1921.
- He served three years in the U.S.
- Army.
- Ebers attended Antioch College where he obtained a bachelor of science degree in 1946.
- He entered Ohio State University studying electrical engineering, obtaining his master's degree in 1947 and Ph.D.
- in 1950.
- Ebers continued at Ohio State as a research associate in the university's research foundation, as an instructor, and as an assistant professor until 1951.In September 1951 Ebers joined Bell Labs in Murray Hill, New Jersey.
- There he worked with J.L.
- Moll with whom he published the frequently-cited article on "Large-signal behavior of junction transistors" which is the basis of the Ebers-Moll model.
- According to James M.
- Early, Ebers' technical contributions, qualities of personal leadership, and management skill led to promotions to supervisor, department head, and Director of the Allentown Lab of Bell.Ebers was a member of Eta Kappa Nu, Sigma Xi, and the American Physical Society. Jewell James Ebers died in March, 1959.As a memorial to his scientific work, every year the IEEE Electron Devices Society grants the J J Ebers Award to a worthy engineer.
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