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Irwin M. Jacobs

Irwin M. Jacobs, American electrical engineer, businessman, and entrepreneur

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Born
October 18, 1933
Age in 2026
93
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1933

About Irwin M. Jacobs

Irwin Mark Jacobs is an American electrical engineer and businessman. He is a co-founder and former chairman of Qualcomm, and chair of the board of trustees of the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. As of 2019, Jacobs had an estimated net worth of $1.2 billion. In 1968, Jacobs co-founded Linkabit Corporation with Andrew Viterbi to develop satellite encryption devices. In 1994, for his development of CDMA, Jacobs was awarded the National Medal of Technology and Innovation. He pioneered these systems which use the communication bandwidth more efficiently than the older fixed time-sliced TDMA technology. In 1994, he was also awarded the "Cornell University Entrepreneur of the Year" Award.

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Irwin M. Jacobs timeline

  1. In 1968, Jacobs co-founded Linkabit Corporation with Andrew Viterbi to develop satellite encryption devices.
  2. In 1994, for his development of CDMA, Jacobs was awarded the National Medal of Technology and Innovation.
  3. In 1994, he was also awarded the "Cornell University Entrepreneur of the Year" Award.

The world when Irwin M. Jacobs was born

Irwin M. Jacobs was born in 1933. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1933

  • #1 song"Stormy Weather" – Ethel Waters
  • Top movieKing Kong
  • Best-selling bookLost Horizon – James Hilton

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst MLB All-Star Game played at Comiskey Park
  • Top headlineAdolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany
  • Technology milestoneFM radio patented by Edwin Armstrong
  • Defining fadChain letters
  • Notable inventionFM radio
  • World population2.17 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championNew York Giants (World Series)
  • U.S. population125.6M

1933 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Irwin M. Jacobs's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19332026
Gas$0.18$3.45/gal
Average home$4,800$435,000
Average income$2,300$67,500
Minimum wage$0.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.20$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population125.6M341 million

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