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Paying Tribute to Former IEEE President Richard Gowen

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Gowen and his team worked with the astronauts of the Apollo and Skylab missions to virtually test and evaluate physiological changes that might have occurred during their long space missions. The research was being conducted at a new lab NASA and the Air Force built at the academy. The device is now on display in Washington, D.C.,

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IEEE Foundation Celebrates 50 Years of Philanthropy

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Donations have funded oral histories of nearly 1,000 technology icons; more than 200 Milestones, which honor significant technical achievements worldwide; and more than 5,000 articles published on the Engineering and Technology History Wiki. IEEE Life Members Fund. The initiative has 18,000 members from more than 130 countries.

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Medal of Honor Goes to Microsensor and Systems Pioneer

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The technology is the first microelectromechanical system (MEMS)-based gyroscope and inertial measurement unit for aerospace and automotive safety applications, according to an entry about Madni on the Engineering and Technology History Wiki. It is smaller and more cost-efficient and reliable than prior technologies.

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100 Years Ago RCA Sent the First Voice Message Over the Air

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When the Radio Corporation of America was founded in 1919, one of its missions was to become the world’s leading radio communications company. Among RCA’s first steps was to build a center that would transmit international signals and telegraphic messages. In 1921 the company opened Radio Central, in Rocky Point on New York’s Long Island.

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Electric Vehicles not only keep our Earth cleaner, their use preserves the earths natural resources. EVs are a smart and efficient choice for personal transportation.

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Alphabet’s Intrinsic Acquires Majority of Open Robotics

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Intrinsic is a recent graduate from X , Alphabet’s moonshot factory, with a mission to “democratize access to robotics” through software tools that give traditional industrial robots “the ability to sense, learn, and automatically make adjustments as they’re completing tasks” to improve versatility while lowering costs. Contribute some code.