Proceedings of the IRE

HARADEN PRATT†, FELLOW, IRE The following account was prepared by the Chairman of the IRE History Committee, at the request of the Executive Committee, as a tribute to one of the most brilliant...

(Hammond and Purington, p. 1191) — The PROCEEDINGS presents this month a major contribution to the early history of radio. The authors describe for the first time important pioneering work carried out...

This issue contains a most interesting historical paper by John Hays Hammond, Jr. and E. S. Purington (page 1191). We think it significant that this paper presents, in part, technical information not...

Appearing in this issue (p. 1253) is a lengthy correspondence, comment, rebuttal, and surrebuttal, on certain aspects of electronic history dating back to the invention of the triode tube. Edited by...

The transmission of power without wires has been an unfulfilled dream of scientists and engineers for more than a half century. Interest in wireless power transmission dates back to 1899, when Nikola...

(Pratt, p. 1106) — Nikola Tesla was one of the most brilliant inventors of his time. His contributions to electrical engineering and to the then infant field of radio were tremendous. He is best known...