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Why L. Ron Hubbard Patented His E-Meter

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From 1934 to 1940, he regularly penned 70,000 to 100,000 words per month of pulp fiction under 15 different pseudonyms published in various magazines. His first story, “ The Dangerous Dimension ,” was a light-hearted tale about a professor who could teleport anywhere in the universe simply by thinking “Equation C.”

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Remembering IEEE Spectrum Columnist Bob Lucky

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“I had the honor of being Bob’s last editor at the magazine,” says Stephen Cass , senior editor at IEEE Spectrum. A MEMORABLE CAREER Lucky received bachelor’s and master’s degrees in electrical engineering from Purdue University , in West Lafayette, Ind., A LASTING LEGACY Lucky was an invited lecturer at nearly 100 universities.