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Paying Tribute to Former IEEE President Richard Gowen

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and received his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering in 1957 from Rutgers University there. While there, he applied to join the electrical engineering faculty at the Air Force Academy , in Colorado Springs, Colo. He earned a master's degree in electrical engineering in 1959 and a Ph.D. in biomedical engineering in 1962.

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Celebrating the Life of Columbia Professor Stephen Unger

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Unger was professor emeritus of computer science and electrical engineering at Columbia , where he taught courses on technology and its impact on society. Unger was dedicated to promoting ethics in engineering. He published three books on the topic, including Controlling Technology: Ethics and the Responsible Engineer.

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Remembering Lithium-Ion Battery Pioneer John Goodenough

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Goodenough, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Texas at Austin , authored more than 800 technical papers during his career. He and his colleagues were recently granted a U.S. Goodenough , one of the inventors of the lithium-ion battery, died on 25 June at age 100.

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Lotus and Harmon partner up to add sound to hybrids

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Lotus Engineering and Harmon International, two heavyweights in their respective industries, have teamed up to create a new technology known as Electronic Sound Synthesis (ESS). More data needs to be gathered before we truly understand whether the lack of a running engine makes a difference in pedestrian safety.

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Solar Smackdown in Torrance – Installer Sues City on Behalf of the Sun

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FROM HOMEPOWER MAGAZINE written by Fire engineer Matthew Paiss: Access, pathways, and smoke-ventilation space: Providing a 3-foot setback from the edges of the roofline. It’s part of my tribute to him. Granted, they’re all known as known as much sunnier places than California. onto and off the roof rapidly, if necessary.

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Remembering Data Compression Pioneer Jacob Ziv

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Ziv, an electrical engineering professor at the Technion —the Israel Institute of Technology, in Haifa—and his colleague Abraham Lempel perfected the lossless compression technique, enabling perfect data reconstruction. in electrical engineering in 1962. He moved to the United States to attend MIT , where he earned a Ph.D.

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Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service

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Department of Energys Transportation Electrification stimulus program for a federal grant that would enable a nationwide demonstration fleet with the United States Postal Service (USPS) * Potential partnership with USPS to include infrastructure support from ConEd, Duke Energy, DTE Energy and Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) Washington, D.C.,

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