John G. Trump, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John G. Trump

American engineer and physicist

Date of Birth: 21-Aug-1907

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Date of Death: 21-Feb-1985

Profession: engineer, physicist, inventor, university teacher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

John George Trump (August 21, 1907 – February 21, 1985) was an American electrical engineer, inventor, and physicist.
A professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 1936 to 1973, he was a recipient of U.S.
President Ronald Reagan's National Medal of Science and a member of the National Academy of Engineering.
John Trump was noted for developing rotational radiation therapy.
Together with Robert J.
Van de Graaff, he developed one of the first million-volt X-ray generators.
He was the paternal uncle of Donald Trump, who would later go on to become the 45th president of the United States.