Browder J. Thompson Memorial

In May, 1945, announcement was made of a plan to establish a memorial to the late Browder J. Thompson. Its purpose is to stimulate research in the field of radio and electronics and to provide incentive for the careful preparation of papers describing such research. The award shall be made annually to the author or joint authors under thirty years of age at date of submission of original manuscript (in case of joint authorship, all authors shall be under thirty years of age at date of submission of original manuscript) for that paper of sound merit recently published in the Technical Publications of The Institute of Radio Engineers (IRE) which, in the opinion of the Awards Committee of the Institute, constitutes the best combination of technical contribution to the field of radio and electronics and presentation of the subject. Now that the memorial is established, the Committee that carried out the plan may be disbanded. As a matter of record, statements showing the contributions to the fund and the manner of their disposition are presented.