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Farewell, Philip E. Ross

Cars That Think

Since 2006, Phil has been a staff stalwart, writing and editing about vehicles, batteries, aircraft, outer space, electric motors, and hypersonics. Private Eye magazine from the 1970s. In the rollicking 1990s, Forbes hired him away from Scientific American , and then a startup magazine called Red Herring hired him away from Forbes.

2000 81
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Saifur Rahman is 2022 IEEE President-Elect

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Rahman is the founding editor in chief of the IEEE Electrification Magazine and the IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy. Rahman was also the 2006 chair of IEEE Publication Services and Products Board and a member of the IEEE Board of Directors. He served as the 2018–2019 president of the IEEE Power & Energy Society (IEEE PES).

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The Rise and Fall of 3M’s Floppy Disk

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As author David Morton noted in his 2006 book Sound Recording: The Life Story of a Technology , 3M was one of the best-suited companies on the market to help Brush out. The invention was used by the U.S. military during the war, and the company revisited the idea immediately after.

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Remembering the Legacy of Trailblazing Technologist Gordon Moore

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His original hypothesis, published in a 1965 Electronics magazine article , was that the number of transistors would double each year. He served as chairman emeritus until 2006. His projection came true over the decade that followed. Moore stepped down as CEO in 1987 but remained chairman until he retired in 1997.

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What's the matter with Costco?

Plugs and Cars

Costco's own magazine proudly reported in 2006, just as the film was being released, that 64 stores had a total of 90 charge stations. Now, Costco has the opportunity, thanks to the California Energy Commission's ReConnect California program with ClipperCreek, to upgrade legacy AVCON charging equipment to J1772 at no cost.

2003 100
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A Cheapskate in Monterey

Baua Electric

“For the last five years, some of our leading chefs have abandoned fine dining and opened artisanal food businesses,” said Deborah Luhrman, the editor and publisher of the food magazine Edible Monterey Bay , who recommended both bakeries. The winemaker Chad Silacci and two other family members worked the bar and the crowd.

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Being More Inclusive is Paying Off for This IEEE Society

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Ruth Dyer coordinated the first informal networking session for women in 2006 at the society’s flagship event, the. IEEE Instrumentation & Measurement Magazine marked the contributions and achievements of the society’s female members and field experts in its June 2016 special issue. iStockphoto/IEEE.

2007 81