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Engineering Hall of Fame 2006

- Oct. 20, 2006
  
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  Ray Kurzweil: Inventor, Futurist, Life Changer
  
  He successfully predicted the emergence of the World Wide Web and a computer beating a chess champion. He invented the first print-tospeech reading machine for the blind, the first music synthesizer that could realistically recreate the grand...More
- Oct. 20, 2006
  
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  Andrew Viterbi: The Key To Communications, 40 Years Early
  
  Andrew Viterbi simply wanted to fill in the blanks in several theories when he developed the Viterbi Algorithm. Little did he anticipate its widespread applicability in error-correcting codes in 2 billion cell phones, magnetic recording, most...More
- Oct. 20, 2006
  
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  Electronic Design
  
  Charles Proteus Steinmetz: Genius, Forethinker
  
  Charles Proteus Steinmetz was both an electrical engineering genius and a great forward thinker in educational and social issues. In the scientific field, Steinmetz is remembered for many electrically related inventions. He invented a commerc...More
- Oct. 20, 2006
  
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  Electronic Design
  
  Arthur A. Collins: A Hero Among Hams
  
  Throughout history, seemingly ordinary men and women have achieved extraordinary things. One such person was Arthur A. Collins. While a select few may have realized his potential at the time, the young Collins appeared to be no different from...More
- Oct. 20, 2006
  
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  Gordon Gould: The Long Battle For The Laser Patent
  
  From the moment that Gordon Gould first conceived of the laser (light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation), he knew his invention would have a lasting effect on every aspect of the world around him....More
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  Edward Weston: A Dynamic Electrical Engineer
  
  From the time he took his first job in America at a metal plating factory in 1870 until his death in 1937, Edward Weston strove for perfection....More

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