Tales from the Vault

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 joined forces with the AIEE to become IEEE in 1963. I was the first student ...

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 help from the American Federation of Information Societies (AFIPS) group to come to Washington and ...