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Engineering Hall of Fame 2005

- Oct. 20, 2005
  
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  William Lear: Aviation Legend Makes Waves In Audio, Too
  
  Don't tell your children this&amp;amp;mdash;William Lear left school in the eighth grade and joined the Navy at age 16. Then after World War I, he learned to fly. Partly from those experiences, the designer of the Learjet piloted his genius to create el...More
- Oct. 20, 2005
  
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  Joseph F. Keithley: Quality. Service. Innovation. Integrity. QSII.
  
  Early in the history of Keithley Instruments Inc., company founder Joseph F. Keithley passed cards out to employees and customers. These cards read &amp;quot;At Keithley Instruments, we want to be famous for Quality, Service, Innovation, and Integrity...More
- Oct. 20, 2005
  
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  Ray Dolby: A Breaker Of Sound Barriers
  
  What do the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Star Wars, and the San Francisco Opera have in common? The answer is simple&amp;amp;mdash;Ray Dolby, inventor of the technology that eliminates the hiss from analo...More
- Oct. 20, 2005
  
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  Harry Nyquist: A Founding Father Of Digital Communications
  
  When electrical engineers hear the name Nyquist, they think of what Harry Nyquist is best known for: his Sampling Theorem. Evidence of its importance is everywhere....More
- Oct. 20, 2005
  
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  Alberto Sangiovanni-Vincentelli: A "Classic" Visionary
  
  As a high school student, one of today's foremost authorities in EDA loved the classics. Yes, Dr. Alberto Sangiovanni-Vincentelli probably would have followed that track in college if not for the influence of two of his father's friends. &amp;quot;I l...More
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  Elmer A. Sperry: One Part Inventor, One Part Entrepreneur
  
  Brains and business sense. This extraordinary combination helped Elmer A. Sperry found eight companies and earn close to 400 patents. His designs spanned many decades and industries, starting with dynamos and arc lamps for outdoor lighting an...More

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