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IEEE Medal of Honor Goes to Bob Kahn

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He continued to work on the ARPANET and organized the first public demonstration of the network at the 1972 International Conference on Computer Communications , held in Washington, D.C. Kahn has received several recognitions for his work, including the 2004 Turing Award from the Association for Computing Machinery.

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IEEE Medal of Honor Goes to Vint Cerf

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The Internet has enabled a large part of the world to receive instant access to news, brought us closer to friends and loved ones, and made it easier to purchase products online,” the endorser said. now part of WorldCom ), headquartered in Washington, D.C., as vice president of its digital information services division.

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Arizona State University Professor’s Work to Stabilize the Grid Pays Off

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From synchronous machines to fast response power electronics That article was an update of a 2004 article that Vittal coauthored as a member of a joint task force formed by the IEEE Power & Energy Society and CIGRE , an international association of power system professionals, headquartered in Paris.

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Radar Technology Pioneer Merrill Skolnik Dies at 94

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Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, D.C., He was the 1990–1991 Division VII director, and he directed the IEEE Foundation from 1999 to 2004. He was an active volunteer in the IEEE France Section , and in 2004 he helped launch its IEEE Life Members Affinity Group. Merrill Skolnik First recipient of the IEEE Dennis J.

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Pioneer of Google’s Data Centers Dies at 58

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In 2004 Barroso was tasked with investigating ways to build more efficient data centers. Naval Research Laboratory , in Washington, D.C., Two years later he left to join the Tactical Electronic Warfare Division of the Naval Research Laboratory , in Washington, D.C., where he worked for more than two decades.

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MIT Professor’s IoT Sensors Make Roads Safer

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Between 1999 and 2004, he oversaw the development of the Cricket indoor location system. This year’s IEEE Medal of Honor recipient Vint Cerf congratulates Marconi Prize winner Hari Balakrishnan at the Marconi Awards Gala, held on 27 October in Washington, D.C. It combined radio frequency and ultrasound technologies.

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27 November 2009 - In First "Plug-in Arizona" Outing to Nogales, AZ, " the "Spirit" Made the News with Nogales International

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Cheers EVADC'rs, PHEV'rs, and EVnthusiasts, One & All - After a Thanksgiving, fully stuffed and more, it was most gratifying to see that on her first "Plug-in Arizona" outing to Nogales, AZ, that the "Spirit" made the news on the front page of the Nogales International as follows. Army in Washington, D.C.,

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