DocumentCode
1517180
Title
Electrical Engineering Hall of Fame: George H. Brown [Scanning Our Past]
Author
Brittain, J.E.
Volume
98
Issue
7
fYear
2010
fDate
7/1/2010 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1356
Lastpage
1358
Abstract
This article details about the life and achievements of George H. Brown. In 1967, the IEEE awarded the Edison Medal to him. He was cited for his "significant engineering contributions to antenna development, electromagnetic propagation, the broadcast industry, the art of radio-frequency heating, and color television." He spent his professional career as an engineer inventor and research director with the Radio Corporation of America (RCA). He received approximately 80 U.S. patents and authored numerous technical papers.
Keywords
antennas; biographies; broadcasting; electromagnetic wave propagation; radiofrequency heating; television; Edison medal; George H. Brown; Radio Corporation of America; antenna development; broadcast industry; color television; electrical engineering; electromagnetic propagation; radiofrequency heating; Biographies; Brown, George H.; Electromagnetic propagation; History; Radio broadcasting;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Proceedings of the IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9219
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/JPROC.2010.2048163
Filename
5485030
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