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John Milton Miller
John Milton Miller
	Miller operating a radio amplifier
Born	Hanover, Pennsylvania
Nationality	American
Awards	IEEE Medal of Honor (1953)
	Scientific career
Fields	Electrical engineering

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John Milton Miller (June 22, 1882 – May 17, 1962)^[1] was a noted American electrical engineer, best known for discovering the Miller effect and inventing fundamental circuits for quartz crystal oscillators (Miller oscillators).

Formative years and family

Miller was born in Hanover, Pennsylvania on June 22, 1882. In 1904, he graduated from Yale University. He then obtained his M.A. there in 1907, followed by his Ph.D. in Physics in 1915.

He married Frances Riley; the couple had seven children — two girls and five boys.^[2]

Career

From 1907 to 1919, Miller was employed as a physicist with the National Bureau of Standards; he then worked as a radio engineer at the United States Navy's Radio Laboratory in Anacostia, District of Columbia from 1919 to 1923, and subsequently at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL). From 1925 to 1936, he led radio receiver research at the Atwater Kent Manufacturing Company, Philadelphia. From 1936 to 1940, he was the assistant head of the research laboratory for the RCA Radiotron Company. In 1940, he returned to NRL where he became superintendent of Radio I Division (1945), associate director of research (1951), and scientific research administrator (1952).^[3]

Honors

Miller was awarded the Distinguished Civilian Service Award in 1945 for "initiation of the development of a new flexible radio-frequency cable urgently needed in radio and radar equipment which solved a desperate material shortage in the United States during World War II," and the IRE Medal of Honor in 1953 for "his pioneering contributions to our basic knowledge of electron tube theory, of radio instruments and measurements, and of crystal controlled oscillators."

References

^ Although Miller's obituary in the New York Times stated that he was born on June 21, 1882, church records in Hanover, Penn. (the place of his birth) and Miller's World War I draft registration card (which he signed) stated that he was born on June 22, 1882.
^ "Dr. John Milton Miller Is Dead; Radio and Electronics Specialist". The New York Times. 1962-05-19. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
^ "Dr. John Milton Miller Is Dead; Radio and Electronics Specialist". The New York Times. 1962-05-19. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-02-24.

IEEE History Center biography
John M. Miller, Dependence of the input impedance of a three-electrode vacuum tube upon the load in the plate circuit, Scientific Papers of the Bureau of Standards, 15(351):367-385, 1920.
John M. Miller, "Electrical oscillations in antennas and inductance coils", Proc. IRE, vol. 7, pp. 299–326, June 1919.

[1] Although Miller's obituary in the New York Times stated that he was born on June 21, 1882, church records in Hanover, Penn. (the place of his birth) and Miller's World War I draft registration card (which he signed) stated that he was born on June 22, 1882.

[2] "Dr. John Milton Miller Is Dead; Radio and Electronics Specialist". The New York Times. 1962-05-19. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-02-24.

[3] "Dr. John Milton Miller Is Dead; Radio and Electronics Specialist". The New York Times. 1962-05-19. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-02-24.

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-'''John Milton Miller''' (22 June 1882 - 17 May 1962)<ref>Although Miller's obituary in the ''New York Times'' stated that he was born on June 21, 1882, church records in Hanover, Penn. (the place of his birth) and Miller's World War I draft registration card (which he signed) stated that he was born on June 22, 1882.</ref> was a noted [[United States|American]] [[electrical engineer]], best known for discovering the [[Miller effect]] and inventing fundamental circuits for [[quartz]] [[crystal oscillator]]s ([[Miller oscillator]]s).
+'''John Milton Miller''' (June 22, 1882 &ndash; May 17, 1962)<ref>Although Miller's obituary in the ''New York Times'' stated that he was born on June 21, 1882, church records in Hanover, Penn. (the place of his birth) and Miller's World War I draft registration card (which he signed) stated that he was born on June 22, 1882.</ref> was a noted [[United States|American]] [[electrical engineer]], best known for discovering the [[Miller effect]] and inventing fundamental circuits for [[quartz]] [[crystal oscillator]]s ([[Miller oscillator]]s).
+==Formative years and family==
-Miller was born in [[Hanover, Pennsylvania]].  In 1904 he graduated from [[Yale University]], in 1907 he received an M.A. from Yale, and in 1915 he received his Ph.D. in [[physics]] from Yale. From 1907-1919 he was a physicist with the [[National Bureau of Standards]], then a radio engineer at the [[United States Navy]]'s Radio Laboratory (1919–1923) in Anacostia, District of Columbia, and subsequently at the [[Naval Research Laboratory]] (NRL). From 1925-1936 he led radio receiver research at the [[Atwater Kent]] Manufacturing Company, Philadelphia, and from 1936-1940 was assistant head of the research laboratory for the RCA Radiotron Company. In 1940 he returned to NRL where he became superintendent of Radio I Division (1945), associate director of research (1951), and scientific research administrator (1952). He married Frances Riley; the couple had seven children — two girls and five boys.<ref>Obituary ("Dr. John Milton Miller is dead; radio and electronics specialist") in the ''New York Times'', 19 May 1962, page 27 (includes photo).  Available on-line at: http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F10D15F63A5813778DDDA00994DD405B828AF1D3</ref>
+Miller was born in [[Hanover, Pennsylvania]] on June 22, 1882. In 1904, he graduated from [[Yale University]]. He then obtained his M.A. there in 1907, followed by his Ph.D. in [[Physics]] in 1915.
+He married Frances Riley; the couple had seven children — two girls and five boys.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1962-05-19 |title=Dr. John Milton Miller Is Dead; Radio and Electronics Specialist |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1962/05/19/archives/dr-john-milton-miller-is-dead-radio-and-electronics-specialist.html |access-date=2023-02-24 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
+==Career==
+From 1907 to 1919, Miller was employed as a physicist with the [[National Bureau of Standards]]; he then worked as a radio engineer at the [[United States Navy]]'s Radio Laboratory in Anacostia, District of Columbia from 1919 to 1923, and subsequently at the [[Naval Research Laboratory]] (NRL). From 1925 to 1936, he led radio receiver research at the [[Atwater Kent]] Manufacturing Company, Philadelphia. From 1936 to 1940, he was the assistant head of the research laboratory for the RCA Radiotron Company. In 1940, he returned to NRL where he became superintendent of Radio I Division (1945), associate director of research (1951), and scientific research administrator (1952).<ref>{{Cite news |date=1962-05-19 |title=Dr. John Milton Miller Is Dead; Radio and Electronics Specialist |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1962/05/19/archives/dr-john-milton-miller-is-dead-radio-and-electronics-specialist.html |access-date=2023-02-24 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
+==Honors==
 Miller was awarded the [[Navy Distinguished Civilian Service Award|Distinguished Civilian Service Award]] in 1945 for "initiation of the development of a new flexible radio-frequency cable urgently needed in radio and radar equipment which solved a desperate material shortage in the United States during World War II," and the [[IRE Medal of Honor]] in 1953 for "his pioneering contributions to our basic knowledge of electron tube theory, of radio instruments and measurements, and of crystal controlled oscillators."
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