John Bowman Thomas (July 14, 1925 – September 13, 2018) was a noted American electrical engineer, educator, and a professor at

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. He received his

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from

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in 1955. He was the adviser of numerous outstanding scientists including

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, Abraham H. Haddad,

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, and Oscar C. Au. His PhD adviser was Willis W. Harman, a President of IONS.

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