• By John Webster, Life Member, Professor Emeritus, Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin - Madison Editor's Note: Xi'an Jiaotong University School of Life Sciences and Technology (SLST) was founded in 1978 and is a pioneer in the field of biomedical engineering ...

    Published On: 9 December 2025Categories: Tales from the Vault695 words3.5 min read
  • Tales from the Vault: The Mystery of Grand Bahama Island

    By John Porter, Life Member Editor’s Note:  The Eastern Test Range was run from Patrick Air Force Base in Florida in the 1960s. Today, it’s known as the Patrick Space Force Base and it continues to launch the most advanced ...

    Published On: 2 September 2025Categories: Tales from the Vault1001 words5.1 min read
  • Tales From The Vault: Development of a New Computer Memory

    Editor’s Note: Arthur S. Jensen (1917-2012) received a BS in Physics (1938), MS in Physics (1939), and a PhD in Physics (1941) from the University of Pennsylvania.  During WWII he was a Naval Reserve Officer on the faculty of the ...

    Published On: 15 April 2025Categories: Tales from the Vault1091 words5.6 min read
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    Authored by Richard J. Gibbs, IEEE Life Member Richard J. Gibbs, IEEE Life Member I have been associated with IEEE since its inception. While in college at Indiana Tech, I was the student president of the IRE, which ...

    Published On: 14 March 2024Categories: Tales from the Vault810 words4.1 min read
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    Authored by Russell E. Theisen, IEEE Life Senior Member, Deceased President Jimmy Carter was elected president of the United States in 1976. When Jimmy Carter went to the White House and observed the antiquated way executive business was conducted, he requested ...

    Published On: 13 February 2024Categories: Tales from the Vault515 words2.6 min read