Abstract :
THE 80th birthday of Prof. Elihu Thomson (A´84, F´13. HM´28, member for life, and past-president), dean of electrical engineers, was celebrated at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, on Wednesday, March 29, 1933, by a scientific conference, an historical exhibit, and a testimonial dinner. The celebration was arranged by a committee of 45, representing Professor Thomson´s earliest associates, the scientific and professional societies, the electrical industries, and education. Prof. D. C. Jackson (A´87, F´12, and past-president), head of the department of electrical engineering of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, was chairman of the committee.
