Title :
Electrical Engineering Hall of Fame: Rudolf Kompfner [Scanning Our Past]
fDate :
3/1/2011 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The IEEE selected Rudolf Kompfner as the recipient of its 1973 Medal of Honor, "for a major contribution to world-wide communication through the conception of the traveling wave tube embodying a new principle of amplification." In addition, he contributed to the development of communication systems using earth satellites.
Keywords :
microwave amplifiers; travelling wave tubes; Electrical Engineering Hall of Fame; Rudolf Kompfner; amplification; communication systems; earth satellites; traveling wave tube; world-wide communication; Biographies; Communication systems; History; Kompfner, Rudolf; Satellite communication;
Journal_Title :
Proceedings of the IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/JPROC.2010.2096252
