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Paying Tribute to 1997 IEEE President Charles K. Alexander

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At the time of his death, he was a professor of electrical and computer engineering at Cleveland State University and served as dean of its engineering school. He was a former professor and dean at several schools including Temple University , California State University, Northridge , and Ohio University.

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Paying Tribute to Former IEEE President Richard Gowen

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IEEE Foundation At the time of death, he was president and CEO of Dakota Power , a company in Rapid City, S.D., and received his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering in 1957 from Rutgers University there. He was accepted, and the academy sponsored his postgraduate studies at Iowa State University , in Ames.

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Pioneer of Google’s Data Centers Dies at 58

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Barroso was born in Brazil and earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in 1989 in electrical engineering from Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro. in computer engineering in 1996 from the University of Southern California. Three years later, the company was acquired by Compaq and his project was terminated.

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Video Friday: $2.6 Billion

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Figure has raised a $675 million Series B , valuing the company at $2.6 This April, we’re making the legendary game playable on our robotic mowers as a tribute to 30 years of mowing down demons. Figure ] Meanwhile, here’s how things are going at Agility Robotics, whose last raise was a $150M Series B in April of 2022.

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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. Following World War II, he pursued a doctorate in physics at the University of Chicago. Nobel Laureate John B. He and his colleagues were recently granted a U.S.

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10 Lessons From the Legacy of Apple’s Steve Jobs

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One of the final products he pitched was Apple Park , the company's corporate campus in Cupertino, Calif. In his tribute to Jobs, former U.S. And he led the creation and marketing of irresistible products including the iPod, iPhone, and iPad, which spurred several companies to follow suit with similar products and marketing strategies.

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Celebrating the Life of Columbia Professor Stephen Unger

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From Bell Labs to Columbia Unger received his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering in 1952 from the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, New York, now the New York University Tandon School of Engineering. Throughout his career, he consulted for technology companies including Bell Labs and IBM. He retired in 2005.