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Re: [TCML] too bad Tesla could not a member of IEEE



Hi Patrick and all,

Actually, Tesla did serve as one of the six vice-presidents of the AIEE between 1892 - 1894.

BTW, Tesla initially refused the Edison medal in 1917 - and you can tell that he was more than a bit peeved over it, saying, "If I had the money to spend on such nonsense, I would award a Tesla Medal to Mr. Edison!" :^)

He later changed his mind and agreed to accept the award.

Bert

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Patrick Reid wrote:
He wouldn't be an officer not his style

On Thursday, June 5, 2014, Andreas Hahn <andreas.hahn@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Tesla was definitely an AIEE member, though I haven't seen any suggestion
he was an officer:
http://www.ieeeghn.org/wiki/images/1/14/Tesla_-_correspondence_regarding_
poverty_of_tesla.pdf


On Wed, 4 Jun 2014, dave pierson wrote:


----- Original Message -----

Credited for transforming the power semiconductor industry, IGBT
inventor B. Jayant Baliga was recently honored with the 2014 IEEE
Medal of Honor. Baliga combined the physics of bipolar and
metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET)
technologies to create a device far superior to both,
resulting in lighter and more efficient
power converters.


       Tesla was a member of the AIEE (American Institute of
       Electrical Engineers), an officer, if i recall.  IEEE
       had not been invented yet....

       http://www.ieee.org/about/ieee_history.html


       1963


       best
        dwp
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