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'''John Maxwell Cohn''' (born February 9, 1959) is an American engineer. Cohn is best known as the engineer scientist in the [[Discovery Channel]] TV show, [[The Colony (U.S. TV series)|The Colony]].<ref name="vermontpaper">{{cite web |last1=James |first1=Megan |title=Engineering Evangelist |url=https://www.sevendaysvt.com/vermont/engineering-evangelist/Content?oid=2144716 |website=Seven Days |publisher=Da Capo Publishing |accessdate=24 November 2018}}</ref> He is an [[IBM Fellow]] |
'''John Maxwell Cohn''' (born February 9, 1959) is an American engineer. Cohn is best known as the engineer scientist in the [[Discovery Channel]] TV show, [[The Colony (U.S. TV series)|The Colony]].<ref name="vermontpaper">{{cite web |last1=James |first1=Megan |title=Engineering Evangelist |url=https://www.sevendaysvt.com/vermont/engineering-evangelist/Content?oid=2144716 |website=Seven Days |publisher=Da Capo Publishing |accessdate=24 November 2018}}</ref> He is an [[IBM Fellow]] at the MIT-IBM Watson AI Laboratory. Previous to that John was Chief Scientist of the [[Internet of Things]] division.<ref name="bio">{{cite web|title=Brief Bio|url=http://johncohn.org/base/about/bio/#sthash.LY823JUe.cV8z7hmf.dpbs|website=johncohn.org|date=20 January 2008 |accessdate=1 November 2017}}</ref> He holds an undergraduate electrical engineering degree from the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]], as well as a doctoral degree from [[Carnegie Mellon University]]. Cohn has authored over 40 papers and has more than 120 worldwide patents.<ref name="bio"/><ref>{{cite web|title=John Cohn IBM Fellow|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/author/john-cohn|website=[[The Huffington Post]]|accessdate=1 November 2017}}</ref> |
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Cohn's presentation concerning electricity, entitled ''Jolts and Volts'', has been performed for more than 50,000 students world wide, including performances at [[Walt Disney World]], and the [[New York Hall of Science]].<ref>{{cite web|title=John Cohn The Computer Engineer|url=http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/colony/bios/john-cohn.html|website=dsc.discovery.com|accessdate=1 November 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110416042130/http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/colony/bios/john-cohn.html|archivedate=April 16, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=John Cohn: ECE Alumnus, IBM Fellow & Role Model|url=http://www.ece.cmu.edu/news/story/2007/08/john_cohn_ece.html|website=Electrical and Computer Engineering|accessdate=1 November 2017|date=August 13, 2007}}</ref> |
Cohn's presentation concerning electricity, entitled ''Jolts and Volts'', has been performed for more than 50,000 students world wide, including performances at [[Walt Disney World]], and the [[New York Hall of Science]].<ref>{{cite web|title=John Cohn The Computer Engineer|url=http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/colony/bios/john-cohn.html|website=dsc.discovery.com|accessdate=1 November 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110416042130/http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/colony/bios/john-cohn.html|archivedate=April 16, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=John Cohn: ECE Alumnus, IBM Fellow & Role Model|url=http://www.ece.cmu.edu/news/story/2007/08/john_cohn_ece.html|website=Electrical and Computer Engineering|accessdate=1 November 2017|date=August 13, 2007}}</ref> |
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 John Cohn giving a talk at TEDx Delft in 2013. | |
| Born | February 9, 1959 |
| Occupation(s) | IBM Fellow and Computer Engineer |
| Spouse | Diane Mariano[1] |
| Children | Max, Sam (Died 2006), Gabe |
John Maxwell Cohn (born February 9, 1959) is an American engineer. Cohn is best known as the engineer scientist in the Discovery Channel TV show, The Colony.[2] He is an IBM Fellow at the MIT-IBM Watson AI Laboratory. Previous to that John was Chief Scientist of the Internet of Things division.[3] He holds an undergraduate electrical engineering degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, as well as a doctoral degree from Carnegie Mellon University. Cohn has authored over 40 papers and has more than 120 worldwide patents.[3][4]
Cohn's presentation concerning electricity, entitled Jolts and Volts, has been performed for more than 50,000 students world wide, including performances at Walt Disney World, and the New York Hall of Science.[5][6]
In October 2013 Cohn was a presenter at a TEDx conference. TEDxDelft 2013 was themed "Do try this at home" and Cohn's talk was titled "The importance of play".[7][8]
References
[edit]- ^ "The Colony: John Cohn's Top Tens List" Archived 2012-01-30 at the Wayback Machine, which references his wife by name.
- ^ James, Megan. "Engineering Evangelist". Seven Days. Da Capo Publishing. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
- ^ a b "Brief Bio". johncohn.org. 20 January 2008. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ "John Cohn IBM Fellow". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ "John Cohn The Computer Engineer". dsc.discovery.com. Archived from the original on April 16, 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ "John Cohn: ECE Alumnus, IBM Fellow & Role Model". Electrical and Computer Engineering. August 13, 2007. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ "TEDxDelft 2013". TEDxDelft 2013. TEDx. 4 October 2013. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
- ^ "The importance of play: John Cohn at TEDxDelft". Watch "The importance of play: John Cohn at TEDxDelft" Video at TEDxTalks. TEDx. December 19, 2013. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
External links
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Media related to John Cohn at Wikimedia Commons- Presenting at Cusp Conference 2009 (video)
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