What is Irwin M. Jacobs?
{{Infobox person | name = Irwin M. Jacobs | image = Irwin Jacobs.jpg | caption = Jacobs at [[UCSD]] in 2005 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1933|10|18}} | birth_place = [[New Bedford, Massachusetts]], US | spouse = Joan Klein (m. 1954) | relations = [[Sara Jacobs]] (granddaughter) | networth = [[United States dollar|US$]] 1.2 [[1,000,000,000 (number)|billion]] (March 2019)<ref name=ForbesBillionaires>[https://www.forbes.com/profile/irwin-jacobs/ Forbes The World's Billionaires: Irwin Jacobs] March 2019</ref> | children = 4, including [[Gary E. Jacobs]] and [[Paul E. Jacobs]] | alma_mater = [[Cornell University]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BSc]])<br>[[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] ([[Master of Science|MSc]], [[Doctor of Science|DSc]]) | occupation = Engineer, businessman | known_for = Co-founder of [[Qualcomm]] | awards = {{Plainlist| * [[Marconi Prize]] * [[IEEE Medal of Honor]] * [[IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal]] * [[IEEE/RSE James Clerk Maxwell Medal|IEEE/RSE Wolfson James Clerk Maxwell Medal]] * [[National Medal of Technology and Innovation]] * [[Benjamin Franklin Medal (Franklin Institute)|Benjamin Franklin Medal]] * IET [[Mountbatten Medal]] }} }} '''Irwin Mark Jacobs''' (born October 18, 1933) is an American [[electrical engineer]] and billionaire. He is a co-founder and former chairman of [[Qualcomm]]. He is a chair of the board of trustees of the [[Salk Institute]]. ==References== {{reflist}} {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Jacobs, Irwin M.}} [[Category:1933 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Engineers from Massachusetts]] [[Category:Businesspeople from Massachusetts]] [[Category:Scientists from Massachusetts]]