Irwin Dorros
Appearance
Irwin Dorros | |
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Born | |
Died | June 22, 2019[1] New Jersey |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Columbia University |
Spouse | Janet |
Children | three |
Awards | IEEE Founders Medal (1991) |
Irwin Dorros (October 3, 1929 – June 22, 2019) was an American telecommunications executive and engineer.
Dorros was born in New York and attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Columbia University.[2] From 1956 to 1978, he served as the executive director of Bell Telephone Laboratories. He later left Bell to join AT&T for which he served as an assistant vice president from 1978 to 1983. From 1984 to 1993, he was Executive vice president technical services for Bellcore.[3] He received the IEEE Founders Medal in 1991 "for distinguished technical leadership in the evolution of national telecommunications networks and the implementation of a major R&D resource".[4]