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Being More Inclusive is Paying Off for This IEEE Society

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During the past 20 years, the society has increased the number of women who present and lead sessions at its conferences, workshops, and symposia; hold leadership positions; and serve on technical program committees. IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference. DETERMINED ADVOCATES. iStockphoto/IEEE.

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Being More Inclusive is Paying Off for This IEEE Society

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During the past 20 years, the society has increased the number of women who present and lead sessions at its conferences, workshops, and symposia; hold leadership positions; and serve on technical program committees. IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference. DETERMINED ADVOCATES. iStockphoto/IEEE.

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The Godfather of South Korea’s Chip Industry

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By the beginning of the 21st century, South Korea had become a dominant power in the global semiconductor market, meeting more than 60 percent of international demand for memory chips alone. Favorite periodical: TIME magazine. At Fairchild, Kim also learned how to communicate with and lead other engineers. Frederick E. Chang Hae-Ja.

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Westbrook, 2001 "Gasoline to Electric Conversion Manual: A Workshop Guide for High Schools", published by the Electric Vehicle Society of Canada, July 2005 "History of the Electric Automobile: Hybrid electric vehicles", by Ernest H. 1 Point Reyes EVs Did You Know? com Vigil to save last remaining 78 EV1 cars www.pluginamerica.com/saveev1.htm

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How Ted Hoff Invented the First Microprocessor

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The project was given the internal moniker “4004.” In May 1971 an article in Datamation magazine mentioned the product, and the following November Intel produced its first ad for the 4004 CPU and placed it in Electronic News. Federico Faggin, now president and chief executive officer of Synaptics Inc., San Jose, Calif., You’re crazy.”

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