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Paying Tribute to Computer Science Pioneer Frederick Brooks, Jr.

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He wrote The Mythical Man-Month , a book of essays published in 1975 that detailed lessons he learned from challenges he faced while developing the OS/360. Brooks left IBM in 1964 to found the University of North Carolina ’s computer science department in Chapel Hill.

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Celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the Transistor With IEEE

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Several society members are compiling a book about the transistor and its history. The events shall be a tribute to the men and women who have contributed to the development of the transistor, which has had a lasting impact on people's lives and has benefited mankind.”. In addition, technical articles are scheduled to run in.

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Remembering Roberto Saracco, President of EIT Digital

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He authored or coauthored more than 100 papers and 14 books, including The Disappearance of Telecommunications , published in 2000 by IEEE Press. Tribute from a close colleague Davide De Palma, co-founder of HR Coffee and a colleague of Saracco’s, submitted this in-depth portrait of his close friend to The Institute.

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Remembering Data Compression Pioneer K. R. Rao

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This tribute is an excerpted version of an article dedicated to his memory written by three of his colleagues: IEEE Member Jae Jeong Hwang, Zoran M. Rao co-authored 22 books, some of which have been translated from English to Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Russian, and Spanish. Rao was a professor of electrical engineering at the.

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A Cheapskate in Monterey

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In January, a quiet and thrifty time of year, I trusted parks and preserves, unsung hotels and small businesses to keep things economical, even if sampling the variety of Monterey — ranging from historic cities to redwood forests, tide pools and vineyards — required renting a car ($175). Now chains such as Bubba Gump Shrimp Co.

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Remembering Lithium-Ion Battery Pioneer John Goodenough

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It later became the chemistry of choice for early electric cars including the 2008 Tesla Roadster. And, of course, my [older] brother read really well, and my father was a professor with a lot of books to read. In 2010 Nissan used it in its Leaf electric car. It was terrible.”

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Celebrating the Life of Columbia Professor Stephen Unger

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He published three books on the topic, including Controlling Technology: Ethics and the Responsible Engineer. He retired in 2005. Throughout his career, he consulted for technology companies including Bell Labs and IBM. Unger was dedicated to promoting ethics in engineering.