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Electrical Engineering Hall of Fame: Rudolf Kompfner [Scanning our Past]

2011; Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers; Volume: 99; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1109/jproc.2010.2096252

1558-2256

James E. Brittain,

Advanced Research in Systems and Signal Processing

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.