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Get to Know the IEEE Board of Directors

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He has coauthored five books and more than 250 papers. He has received numerous international awards throughout his career, including the 2008 IEEE Communications Society Edwin Howard Armstrong Award. Benedetto has been active in digital communications for more than 40 years. His publications have received more than 20,000 citations.

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IBM’s Fall From World Dominance

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He was therefore perfectly positioned to be the author of the definitive corporate history of the company he used to work for, in a book entitled IBM: The Rise and Fall and Reinvention of a Global Icon , which was published in 2019 by MIT Press. James Cortada Timing is everything. IBM as well keeps shrinking while its competitors are growing.

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How E Ink Developed Full-Color e-Paper

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It was the end of 2008, October, right before the holiday shopping season. Its resolution was simply too low and the colors not bright enough for people who were used to the high resolution of tablet computers or print magazines. This is the moment that the concept of electronic paper, or e-paper, went mainstream.

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The Godfather of South Korea’s Chip Industry

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From 1975, when the nation had barely begun producing its first transistors, to 2008, when he retired from teaching, Kim trained more than 100 students, effectively creating the first two generations of South Korean semiconductor experts. His schooling in South Korea and at Columbia had primarily emphasized book learning and theory.

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Plug In America - Links and Resources

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Wakefield, 1998 "Taken For a Ride: Detroit's Big Three and the politics of pollution" by Jack Doyle Books on Peak Oil and Energy Transition "Beyond Oil: The view from Hubbert's Peak", by Kenneth S. 1 Point Reyes EVs Did You Know? com Vigil to save last remaining 78 EV1 cars www.pluginamerica.com/saveev1.htm htm Advocates of the Th!

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MAEAA Web Links

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The SurplusCenter : {Returnto top of page} Used EVs For Sale EV Finder The EV TradinPost : EVs & parts wanted and for sale TriangleEAA List {Returnto top of page} EV Magazines andNewsletters AlternativeFuel Vehicle Group ElectricCars.Com :Net-zine ElectrifyingTimes: Cool magazine! BuildYour Own Electric Vehicle : By Bob Bryant.

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James Wimshurst’s Electrostatic Immortality

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In 1886 he published a book, Static Electricity. In volume 17 of Make magazine (2009), the steampunk enthusiast known as Jake von Slatt described how to build a Wimshurst machine. Von Slatt also appeared in IEEE Spectrum ’s October 2008 article “ The Steampunk Contraptors.”) Queen & Co.)

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