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== 2001 IEEE Conference on the History of Telecommunications ==
== 2001 IEEE Conference on the History of Telecommunications ==


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The 2001 IEEE Conference on the History of Telecommunications (CHT2001) was the fourth in a series of workshops sponsored by the IEEE History Committee and the IEEE History Center at Rutgers University. The profound role telecommunications has had in shaping the modern world made this an important topic of historical study!
<p>The 2001 IEEE Conference on the History of Telecommunications (CHT2001) was the fourth in a [[IEEE History Center Conferences|series of workshops]] sponsored by the IEEE History Committee and the IEEE History Center at Rutgers University. The profound role telecommunications has had in shaping the modern world made this an important topic of historical study! </p>


This workshop was held at Memorial University of Newfoundland in St. John's, Canada. This was an ideal site for such as meeting. It was here on 12 December 1901 that [[Milestones:Reception of Transatlantic Radio Signals, 1901|Guglielmo Marconi received the first transatlantic radio signal]]. 27 July 2001 was the 135th anniversary of the landing of [[Milestones:Landing of the Transatlantic Cable, 1866|the first transatlantic cable at Heart's Content in Newfoundland]].  
<p>This workshop was held at Memorial University of Newfoundland in St. John's, Canada. This was an ideal site for such as meeting. It was here on 12 December 1901 that [[Milestones:Reception of Transatlantic Radio Signals, 1901|Guglielmo Marconi received the first transatlantic radio signal]]. 27 July 2001 was the 135th anniversary of the landing of [[Milestones:Landing of the Transatlantic Cable, 1866|the first transatlantic cable at Heart's Content in Newfoundland]]. </p>


A total of 27 papers were submitted for this conference, of which 18 are available online.
<p>A total of 27 papers were submitted for this conference, of which 18 are available online. </p>


In 2001 a special feature was added to the workshop, a worldwide Student History Paper Contest. A grant from the IEEE Foundation made it possible to provide travel funds for the winners of the contest. Additional funds for the conference were supplied by the National Science Foundation. The five papers, presented in a poster session are also available online.  
<p>In 2001 a special feature was added to the workshop, a worldwide Student History Paper Contest. A grant from the IEEE Foundation made it possible to provide travel funds for the winners of the contest. Additional funds for the conference were supplied by the National Science Foundation. The five papers, presented in a poster session are also available online. </p>


== Roster/Contact Info ==
== Roster/Contact Info ==


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| Attendee
| Attendee  
| Organization
| Organization  
| E-Mail
| E-Mail
|-
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| Bissell, Christopher
| Bissell, Christopher  
| UK Open University's Faculty of Technology
| UK Open University's Faculty of Technology  
| c.c.bissell@open.ac.uk
| c.c.bissell@open.ac.uk
|-
|-
| Bowers, Brian
| Bowers, Brian  
| Science Museum, London
| Science Museum, London  
| b.bowers@iee.org
| b.bowers@iee.org
|-
|-
| Barnes, Sue
| Barnes, Sue  
| Fordham University
| Fordham University  
| barnes@fordham.edu
| barnes@fordham.edu
|-
|-
| Burns, Bill
| Burns, Bill  
| Atlantic-Cable.com
| Atlantic-Cable.com  
| billb@ftldesign.com
| billb@ftldesign.com
|-
|-
| Carlson, Bernard
| Carlson, Bernard  
| University of Virginia
| University of Virginia  
| wc4p@virginia.edu
| wc4p@virginia.edu
|-
|-
| Carvallo- Fernandini, Rodrigo
| Carvallo- Fernandini, Rodrigo  
| Catholic U., Valparaiso, Chile
| Catholic U., Valparaiso, Chile  
| r_fernandini@usa.net
| r_fernandini@usa.net
|-
|-
| [[Oral-History:Robert Chapuis|Chapuis, Robert]]
| [[Oral-History:Robert Chapuis|Chapuis, Robert]]  
| International Telecommunications Union
| International Telecommunications Union  
| n/a
| n/a
|-
|-
| Collins, Martin
| Collins, Martin  
| National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution
| National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution  
| martin.collins@nasm.si.edu
| martin.collins@nasm.si.edu
|-
|-
| Connolly, Cornelia
| Connolly, Cornelia  
| University of Limerick, Ireland
| University of Limerick, Ireland  
| Cornelia.Connolly@ul.ie
| Cornelia.Connolly@ul.ie
|-
|-
| Crowther-Heyck, Hunter
| Crowther-Heyck, Hunter  
| University of Oklahoma
| University of Oklahoma  
| crowther-heyck@prodigy.net
| crowther-heyck@prodigy.net
|-
|-
| de Cogan, Donard
| de Cogan, Donard  
| University of East Anglia (UEA) Norwich
| University of East Anglia (UEA) Norwich  
| ddc@sys.uea.ac.uk
| ddc@sys.uea.ac.uk
|-
|-
| Dewalt, Bryan
| Dewalt, Bryan  
| Canada Science and Technology Museum
| Canada Science and Technology Museum  
| bdewalt@nmstc.ca
| bdewalt@nmstc.ca
|-
|-
| Dilhac, Jean-Marie
| Dilhac, Jean-Marie  
| Institut National des Sciences Appliquees of Toulouse
| Institut National des Sciences Appliquees of Toulouse  
| dilhac@laas.fr
| dilhac@laas.fr
|-
|-
| Finn, Barney
| Finn, Barney  
| National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
| National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution  
| finnb@si.edu
| finnb@si.edu
|-
|-
| Frazer, Edward
| Frazer, Edward  
| E. J. Frazer & Associates Ltd.
| E. J. Frazer &amp; Associates Ltd.  
| ejfrazer@sfu.ca
| ejfrazer@sfu.ca
|-
|-
| Freeze, Karen
| Freeze, Karen  
| University of Washington
| University of Washington  
| freezek@u.washington.edu
| freezek@u.washington.edu
|-
|-
| Fridlund, Mats
| Fridlund, Mats  
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology  
| fridlund@mit.edu
| fridlund@mit.edu
|-
|-
| Geselowitz, Michael
| Geselowitz, Michael  
| IEEE History Center
| IEEE History Center  
| m.geselowitz@ieee.org
| m.geselowitz@ieee.org
|-
|-
| Graham, Margaret
| Graham, Margaret  
| McGill University
| McGill University  
| grahamm@management.mcgill.ca
| grahamm@management.mcgill.ca
|-
|-
| Hayes, Jeremiah (Jerry)
| Hayes, Jeremiah (Jerry)  
| Concordia University
| Concordia University  
| jerry@ece.concordia.ca
| jerry@ece.concordia.ca
|-
|-
| Heyes, Howard
| Heyes, Howard  
| Memorial University of Newfoundland
| Memorial University of Newfoundland  
| howard@engr.mun.ca
| howard@engr.mun.ca
|-
|-
| Hochfelder, David
| Hochfelder, David  
| IEEE History Center
| IEEE History Center  
| hochfeld@rci.rutgers.edu
| hochfeld@rci.rutgers.edu
|-
|-
| Hoffman, Mary Ann
| Hoffman, Mary Ann  
| IEEE History Center
| IEEE History Center  
| m.hoffman@ieee.org
| m.hoffman@ieee.org
|-
|-
| Hong, Sungook
| Hong, Sungook  
| University of Toronto
| University of Toronto  
| sungook@chass.utoronto.ca
| sungook@chass.utoronto.ca
|-
|-
| Izawa, Tatsuo
| [[Oral-History:Tatsuo Izawa|Izawa, Tatsuo]]
| NTT Electronics Corporation
| NTT Electronics Corporation  
| izawa@hqs.nel.co.jp
| izawa@hqs.nel.co.jp
|-
|-
| Levine, Gertrude (Trudy)
| Levine, Gertrude (Trudy)  
| Fairleigh Dickinson University
| Fairleigh Dickinson University  
| levine@alpha.fdu.edu
| levine@alpha.fdu.edu
|-
|-
| Magoun, Alexander
| Magoun, Alexander  
| David Sarnoff Library
| David Sarnoff Library  
| amagoun@davidsarnoff.org
| amagoun@davidsarnoff.org
|-
|-
| Malik, Rahul
| Malik, Rahul  
| Nanyang Technological U., Singapore
| Nanyang Technological U., Singapore  
| rahulm@ieee.org
| rahulm@ieee.org
|-
|-
| Moloney, Cecilia
| Moloney, Cecilia  
| Memorial University of Newfoundland
| Memorial University of Newfoundland  
| moloney@engr.mun.ca
| moloney@engr.mun.ca
|-
|-
| Morton, David
| Morton, David  
| IEEE History Center
| IEEE History Center  
| d.morton@ieee.org
| d.morton@ieee.org
|-
|-
| Nebeker, Jakob
| Nebeker, Jakob  
| University of Illinois
| University of Illinois  
| nebeker@uiuc.edu
| nebeker@uiuc.edu
|-
|-
| Nebeker, Rik
| Nebeker, Rik  
| IEEE History Center
| IEEE History Center  
| r.nebeker@ieee.org
| r.nebeker@ieee.org
|-
|-
| Olivier, Guy
| Olivier, Guy  
| Ecole Polytechnique Montreal
| Ecole Polytechnique Montreal  
| guy.olivier@courriel.polymtl.ca
| guy.olivier@courriel.polymtl.ca
|-
|-
| [[Wallace Read|Read, Wallace]]
| [[Wallace Read|Read, Wallace]]  
| Board of Commissioners of Public Utilities
| Board of Commissioners of Public Utilities  
| w.read@ieee.org
| w.read@ieee.org
|-
|-
| Sappol, Michael
| Sappol, Michael  
| National Library of Medicine
| National Library of Medicine  
| SappolM@mail.nlm.nih.gov
| SappolM@mail.nlm.nih.gov
|-
|-
| Schwartz, Mischa
| Schwartz, Mischa  
| Columbia University
| Columbia University  
| schwartz@ctr.columbia.edu
| schwartz@ctr.columbia.edu
|-
|-
| [[Martha Sloan|Sloan, Martha]]
| [[Martha Sloan|Sloan, Martha]]  
| Michigan Tech University
| Michigan Tech University  
| m.sloan@ieee.org
| m.sloan@ieee.org
|-
|-
| Stone, Gerry
| Stone, Gerry  
| n/a
| n/a  
| n/a
| n/a
|-
|-
| Swartzlander, Earl
| Swartzlander, Earl  
| University of Texas, Austin
| University of Texas, Austin  
| swartzla@ece.utexas.edu
| swartzla@ece.utexas.edu
|-
|-
| Symons, Lenore
| Symons, Lenore  
| Institution of Electrical Engineers
| Institution of Electrical Engineers  
| lsymons@iee.org.uk
| lsymons@iee.org.uk
|-
|-
| Tanaka, Keiko
| Tanaka, Keiko  
| University of Washington
| University of Washington  
| keiko-tanaka@msn.com
| keiko-tanaka@msn.com
|-
|-
| Voss, Robert
| Voss, Robert  
| n/a
| n/a  
| telegraphy@prodigy.net
| telegraphy@prodigy.net
|-
|-
| Walp, Robert
| Walp, Robert  
| GCI, Inc.
| GCI, Inc.  
| rwalp@gci.com  
| rwalp@gci.com
|}
|}


== Invited Papers ==
== Invited Papers ==


[[Media:2001 conf Program.pdf|Conference program]]
<p>[[Media:2001_conf_Program.pdf|Conference program]] </p>


=== Session 1: Technology and Business Strategy: Part 1 ===
=== Session 1: Technology and Business Strategy: Part 1 ===


*''From the Cutting Edge to the Conservative Trough: The Telegraphy Business from the 1850s to the 1920s'', Bernard Finn
*''From the Cutting Edge to the Conservative Trough: The Telegraphy Business from the 1850s to the 1920s'', Bernard Finn  
*[[Media:Hochfelder.pdf|''Partners in Crime: The Telegraph Industry, Finance Capitalism, and Organized Gambling, 1870-1920'']], David Hochfelder
*[[Media:Hochfelder.pdf|''Partners in Crime: The Telegraph Industry, Finance Capitalism, and Organized Gambling, 1870-1920'']], David Hochfelder  
*''Several Paths Leading to the Use of Small Earth Stations for Satellite Communications Systems'', Robert M. Walp
*''Several Paths Leading to the Use of Small Earth Stations for Satellite Communications Systems'', Robert M. Walp. See also [[First-Hand:C-Band Story|C-Band Story]] [[First-Hand:Ku Band Story‎|Ku Band Story‎]], [[First-Hand:S-Band Story|S-Band Story]], [[Media:S-Band Report.pdf|S-band Report]]


=== Session 2: Technology and Business Strategy: Part 2 ===
=== Session 2: Technology and Business Strategy: Part 2 ===


*''Turning up the Clock Speed: Corning and the Fiber Optics Revolution'', Margaret Graham
*''Turning up the Clock Speed: Corning and the Fiber Optics Revolution'', Margaret Graham  
*[[Media:Izawa.pdf|''History of Developments of Vapor-Phase Axial Deposition for Optical-Fiber Fabrication and Pioneering Work of Silica-Based Planar Lightwave Circuits'', Tatsuo Izawa
*[[Media:Izawa.pdf|''History of Developments of Vapor-Phase Axial Deposition for Optical-Fiber Fabrication and Pioneering Work of Silica-Based Planar Lightwave Circuits'']], Tatsuo Izawa  
*''One World, One Telephone, One Love: Iridium, A Post-Cold War, Postmodern, Global-A-Go-Go Tale'', Martin Collins
*''One World, One Telephone, One Love: Iridium, A Post-Cold War, Postmodern, Global-A-Go-Go Tale'', Martin Collins


=== Session 3: Submarine Telephony ===
=== Session 3: Submarine Telephony ===


*''The First Transatlantic Telephone Cables'', Lenore Symons
*''The First Transatlantic Telephone Cables'', Lenore Symons  
*[[Media:Hayes.pdf|''Reminiscences of TAT-1'']], Jeremiah F. Hayes
*[[Media:Hayes.pdf|''Reminiscences of TAT-1'']], Jeremiah F. Hayes  
*[[Media:Chapuis.pdf|''Milestones in Submarine Telecommunications'']], [[Oral-History:Robert Chapuis|Robert Chapuis]]
*[[Media:Chapuis.pdf|''Milestones in Submarine Telecommunications'']], [[Oral-History:Robert Chapuis|Robert Chapuis]]


=== Session 4: Politics and Communications Technology ===
=== Session 4: Politics and Communications Technology ===


*[[Media:Decogan.pdf|''Communications in Troubled Times: the Case of Ireland and Newfoundland'']], Donard de Cogan
*[[Media:Decogan.pdf|''Communications in Troubled Times: the Case of Ireland and Newfoundland'']], Donard de Cogan  
*''Switching in a National Relation: Public-Private Cooperation in the Development of Telephony Technology in Postwar Sweden'', Mats Fridlund
*''Switching in a National Relation: Public-Private Cooperation in the Development of Telephony Technology in Postwar Sweden'', Mats Fridlund  
*[[Media:Levine2.pdf|''Contention Control in Multi-Access Resource Systems'']], Gertrude Levine
*[[Media:Levine2.pdf|''Contention Control in Multi-Access Resource Systems'']], Gertrude Levine


=== Session 5: Assessing Stature in the History of Telecommunications: Part 1 ===
=== Session 5: Assessing Stature in the History of Telecommunications: Part 1 ===


*[[Media:Bowers.pdf|''Cooke and Wheatstone, and Morse: A Comparative View'']], Brian Bowers
*[[Media:Bowers.pdf|''Cooke and Wheatstone, and Morse: A Comparative View'']], Brian Bowers  
*''The First Transatlantic Wireless Telegraphy in 1901: Collaboration or Competition between Guglielmo Marconi and John Ambrose Fleming?'', Sungook Hong
*''The First Transatlantic Wireless Telegraphy in 1901: Collaboration or Competition between Guglielmo Marconi and John Ambrose Fleming?'', Sungook Hong  
*''Promotion versus Manufacturing as a Strategy for Earning Money from Inventions: Lessons from the Career of Nikola Tesla, 1885-1915'', W. Bernard Carlson
*''Promotion versus Manufacturing as a Strategy for Earning Money from Inventions: Lessons from the Career of Nikola Tesla, 1885-1915'', W. Bernard Carlson


=== Session 6: Assessing Stature in the History of Telecommunications: Part 2 ===
=== Session 6: Assessing Stature in the History of Telecommunications: Part 2 ===


*[[Media:Magoun.pdf|''Pushing Technology: David Sarnoff and Wireless Communications, 1911-1921'']], Alexander B. Magoun
*[[Media:Magoun.pdf|''Pushing Technology: David Sarnoff and Wireless Communications, 1911-1921'']], Alexander B. Magoun  
*[[Media:Freeze.pdf|''Peter C. Goldmark: Technological Visionary'']], Karen J. Freeze
*[[Media:Freeze.pdf|''Peter C. Goldmark: Technological Visionary'']], Karen J. Freeze  
*[[Media:Yurcik.pdf|''Judge Harold H. Greene: A Pivotal Judicial Figure in Telecommunications Policy and His Legacy'']], Bill Yurcik
*[[Media:Yurcik.pdf|''Judge Harold H. Greene: A Pivotal Judicial Figure in Telecommunications Policy and His Legacy'']], Bill Yurcik


=== Session 7: Student History Papers ===
=== Session 7: Student History Papers ===


*The History of CTC and Entel: Precursors of Telecommunications in Chile, Rodrigo Carvallo-Fernandini, Catholic University of Valparaiso, Valparaiso, Chile (Region 9)
*The History of CTC and Entel: Precursors of Telecommunications in Chile, Rodrigo Carvallo-Fernandini, Catholic University of Valparaiso, Valparaiso, Chile (Region 9)  
*The History of Telecommunications in Ireland, Cornelia Connolly, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland (Region 8)
*The History of Telecommunications in Ireland, Cornelia Connolly, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland (Region 8)  
*Spread Spectrum - Secret Military Technology to 3G, Rahul Malik, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (Region 10)
*Spread Spectrum - Secret Military Technology to 3G, Rahul Malik, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (Region 10)  
*Science and Technology: Lord Kelvin's Atlantic Cable, Jakob Nebeker, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, USA (Region 4)
*Science and Technology: Lord Kelvin's Atlantic Cable, Jakob Nebeker, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, USA (Region 4)  
*The Mobile Communications Environment in the European Union: Systems, Regulations, and Consequences in the Past, Present, and Future, Keiko Tanaka, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA (Region 6)
*The Mobile Communications Environment in the European Union: Systems, Regulations, and Consequences in the Past, Present, and Future, Keiko Tanaka, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA (Region 6)


=== Session 8: Microelectronics and Telecommunications ===
=== Session 8: Microelectronics and Telecommunications ===


*[[Media:Morton.pdf|''The Telephone Answering Machine as a Reflection of Modern Society, 1877-2001'']], David Morton
*[[Media:Morton.pdf|''The Telephone Answering Machine as a Reflection of Modern Society, 1877-2001'']], David Morton  
*[[Media:Barnes.pdf|''Alan Kay: Transforming the Computer Into a Communication Medium'']], Susan Barnes
*[[Media:Barnes.pdf|''Alan Kay: Transforming the Computer Into a Communication Medium'']], Susan Barnes  
*''Towards a History of Computer Communications: the 1950's to the 1970's'', Mischa Schwartz
*''Towards a History of Computer Communications: the 1950's to the 1970's'', Mischa Schwartz


=== Session 9: Science, Mathematics, and Telecommunications ===
=== Session 9: Science, Mathematics, and Telecommunications ===


*[[Media:Bell.pdf|''The "American Method": The 19th-Century Telegraphic Revolution in Finding Longitude'']], Trudy E. Bell
*[[Media:Bell.pdf|''The "American Method": The 19th-Century Telegraphic Revolution in Finding Longitude'']], Trudy E. Bell  
*[[Media:Bissell.pdf|''Inventing the "Black Box": Mathematics as a Neglected Enabling Technology in the History of Communications Engineering'']], Chris Bissell
*[[Media:Bissell.pdf|''Inventing the "Black Box": Mathematics as a Neglected Enabling Technology in the History of Communications Engineering'']], Chris Bissell  
*[[Media:Earl.pdf|''The Recent History of Secure Voice Communications'']], Earl E. Swartzlander, Jr.
*[[Media:Earl.pdf|''The Recent History of Secure Voice Communications'']], Earl E. Swartzlander, Jr.


=== Session 10: The Internet and Earlier Telecommunications Networks ===
=== Session 10: The Internet and Earlier Telecommunications Networks ===


*[[Media:Dilhac.pdf|''The Telegraph of Claude Chappe: An Optical Telecommunication Network for the 18th Century'']], Jean-Marie Dilhac
*[[Media:Dilhac.pdf|''The Telegraph of Claude Chappe: An Optical Telecommunication Network for the 18th Century'']], Jean-Marie Dilhac  
*''Weaving the Once and Future Web: Comparative Telecommunications History in Public Space'', Michael Sappol and Hunter Crowther-Heyck
*''Weaving the Once and Future Web: Comparative Telecommunications History in Public Space'', Michael Sappol and Hunter Crowther-Heyck  
*[[Media:Odlyzko.pdf|''Content Versus Connectivity in Telecommunications History'']], Andrew Odlyzko
*[[Media:Odlyzko.pdf|''Content Versus Connectivity in Telecommunications History'']], Andrew Odlyzko


=== Corresponding Papers ===
=== Corresponding Papers ===


*[[Media:Wesolkowski.pdf|''The Invention of Enigma and How the Polish Broke It Before the Start of World War II'']], Slawo Wesolkowski
*[[Media:Wesolkowski.pdf|''The Invention of Enigma and How the Polish Broke It Before the Start of World War II'']], Slawo Wesolkowski  
*[[Media:Read.pdf|''Connecting Continents'']], [[Wallace Read|Wallace S. Read]], P.Eng.
*[[Media:Read.pdf|''Connecting Continents'']], [[Wallace Read|Wallace S. Read]], P.Eng.


== Student Paper Contest ==
== Student Paper Contest ==


[[Image:Student paper winners.jpg|thumb|left|Student Winners: Jakob Nebeker, Keiko Tanaka, Rahul Malik, Cornelia Connolly and Rodrigo Carvallo-Fernandini, (l to r)]]
<p>[[Image:Student paper winners.jpg|thumb|left|Student Winners: Jakob Nebeker, Keiko Tanaka, Rahul Malik, Cornelia Connolly and Rodrigo Carvallo-Fernandini, (l to r)]] </p>


Through a generous grant from the IEEE Foundation, CHT2001 conducted its first worldwide history paper competition among the IEEE Student Branches and offered the winners an opportunity to travel to St. John's and present his or her winning paper at a Poster Session during this Conference. In addition, each winner's Student Branch received an honorarium.
<p>Through a generous grant from the IEEE Foundation, CHT2001 conducted its first worldwide history paper competition among the IEEE Student Branches and offered the winners an opportunity to travel to St. John's and present his or her winning paper at a Poster Session during this Conference. In addition, each winner's Student Branch received an honorarium. </p>


The winners attended an Awards Luncheon, sponsored by Aliant, during the conference. Presentation of the Awards was made by Martha Sloan, 2001 IEEE History Committee Chair, and Dr. Maxwell House, Lieutenant- Governor of the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
<p>The winners attended an Awards Luncheon, sponsored by Aliant, during the conference. Presentation of the Awards was made by Martha Sloan, 2001 IEEE History Committee Chair, and Dr. Maxwell House, Lieutenant- Governor of the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador. </p>


Special recognition goes to Wally Read, Local Arrangements Chair, who arranged for the Lieutenant-Governors attendance, and funding by Aliant.  
<p>Special recognition goes to Wally Read, Local Arrangements Chair, who arranged for the Lieutenant-Governors attendance, and funding by Aliant. </p>


=== Undergraduate ===
=== Undergraduate ===


2nd - [[Media:Carvallo-Fernandini.pdf|''The History of CTC and Entel: Precursors of Telecommunications in Chile'']], Rodrigo Carvallo-Fernandini, Catholic Univ of Valparaiso, Chile (Region 9)  
<p>2nd - [[Media:Carvallo-Fernandini.pdf|''The History of CTC and Entel: Precursors of Telecommunications in Chile'']], Rodrigo Carvallo-Fernandini, Catholic Univ of Valparaiso, Chile (Region 9) </p>


1st - [[Media:Nebeker.pdf|''Science and Technology: Lord Kelvin's Atlantic Cable'']], Jakob Nebeker, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, (Region 4)  
<p>1st - [[Media:Nebeker.pdf|''Science and Technology: Lord Kelvin's Atlantic Cable'']], Jakob Nebeker, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, (Region 4) </p>


=== Graduate ===
=== Graduate ===


3rd - [[Media:Connolly.pdf|''The History of Telecommunications in Ireland'']], Cornelia Connolly, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland (Region 8)  
<p>3rd - [[Media:Connolly.pdf|''The History of Telecommunications in Ireland'']], Cornelia Connolly, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland (Region 8) </p>


2nd - [[Media:SpreadSpectrum.pdf|''Spread Spectrum - Secret Military Technology to 3G'']], Rahul Malik, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (Region 10)  
<p>2nd - [[Media:SpreadSpectrum.pdf|''Spread Spectrum - Secret Military Technology to 3G'']], Rahul Malik, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (Region 10) </p>


1st - [[Media:Tanaka2.pdf|''The Mobile Communications Environment in the European Union: Systems, Regulations, and Consequences in the Past, Present, and Future'']], Keiko Tanaka, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA (Region 6)
<p>1st - [[Media:Tanaka2.pdf|''The Mobile Communications Environment in the European Union: Systems, Regulations, and Consequences in the Past, Present, and Future'']], Keiko Tanaka, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA (Region 6) </p>


== Awards Luncheon ==
== Awards Luncheon ==


[[Image:Rodrigo.jpg|thumb|left|Rodrigo Carvallo-Fernandini with Dr. Maxwell House]]
<p>[[Image:Rodrigo.jpg|thumb|center|Rodrigo Carvallo-Fernandini with Dr. Maxwell House]] </p>


[[Image:Nebeker.jpg|thumb|right|Jacob Nebeker]]
<p>[[Image:Nebeker.jpg|thumb|center|Jacob Nebeker]] </p>


[[Image:Connolly.jpg|thumb|left|Cornelia Connolly]]
<p>[[Image:Connolly.jpg|thumb|center|Cornelia Connolly]] </p>


[[Image:Malik.jpg|thumb|right|Rahul Malik]]
<p>[[Image:Malik.jpg|thumb|center|Rahul Malik]] </p>


[[Image:Tanaka.jpg|thumb|left|Keiko Tanaka]]
<p>[[Image:Tanaka.jpg|thumb|center|Keiko Tanaka]] </p>


== Committees/Volunteers ==
== Committees/Volunteers ==


Organizing Committee
<p>Organizing Committee </p>


*Martha Sloan, General Chair
*Martha Sloan, General Chair  
*Wally Read, Local Arrangements
*Wally Read, Local Arrangements  
*Earl Swartzlander
*Earl Swartzlander  
*David Mindell
*David Mindell


Program Committee
<p>Program Committee </p>


*Mike Geselowitz, Co-Chair
*Mike Geselowitz, Co-Chair  
*Rik Nebeker, Co-Chair
*Rik Nebeker, Co-Chair  
*David Morton
*David Morton  
*Dave Hochfelder
*Dave Hochfelder
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2001 IEEE Conference on the History of Telecommunications

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The 2001 IEEE Conference on the History of Telecommunications (CHT2001) was the fourth in a series of workshops sponsored by the IEEE History Committee and the IEEE History Center at Rutgers University. The profound role telecommunications has had in shaping the modern world made this an important topic of historical study!

This workshop was held at Memorial University of Newfoundland in St. John's, Canada. This was an ideal site for such as meeting. It was here on 12 December 1901 that Guglielmo Marconi received the first transatlantic radio signal. 27 July 2001 was the 135th anniversary of the landing of the first transatlantic cable at Heart's Content in Newfoundland.

A total of 27 papers were submitted for this conference, of which 18 are available online.

In 2001 a special feature was added to the workshop, a worldwide Student History Paper Contest. A grant from the IEEE Foundation made it possible to provide travel funds for the winners of the contest. Additional funds for the conference were supplied by the National Science Foundation. The five papers, presented in a poster session are also available online.

Roster/Contact Info

Attendee Organization E-Mail
Bissell, Christopher UK Open University's Faculty of Technology c.c.bissell@open.ac.uk
Bowers, Brian Science Museum, London b.bowers@iee.org
Barnes, Sue Fordham University barnes@fordham.edu
Burns, Bill Atlantic-Cable.com billb@ftldesign.com
Carlson, Bernard University of Virginia wc4p@virginia.edu
Carvallo- Fernandini, Rodrigo Catholic U., Valparaiso, Chile r_fernandini@usa.net
Chapuis, Robert International Telecommunications Union n/a
Collins, Martin National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution martin.collins@nasm.si.edu
Connolly, Cornelia University of Limerick, Ireland Cornelia.Connolly@ul.ie
Crowther-Heyck, Hunter University of Oklahoma crowther-heyck@prodigy.net
de Cogan, Donard University of East Anglia (UEA) Norwich ddc@sys.uea.ac.uk
Dewalt, Bryan Canada Science and Technology Museum bdewalt@nmstc.ca
Dilhac, Jean-Marie Institut National des Sciences Appliquees of Toulouse dilhac@laas.fr
Finn, Barney National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution finnb@si.edu
Frazer, Edward E. J. Frazer & Associates Ltd. ejfrazer@sfu.ca
Freeze, Karen University of Washington freezek@u.washington.edu
Fridlund, Mats Massachusetts Institute of Technology fridlund@mit.edu
Geselowitz, Michael IEEE History Center m.geselowitz@ieee.org
Graham, Margaret McGill University grahamm@management.mcgill.ca
Hayes, Jeremiah (Jerry) Concordia University jerry@ece.concordia.ca
Heyes, Howard Memorial University of Newfoundland howard@engr.mun.ca
Hochfelder, David IEEE History Center hochfeld@rci.rutgers.edu
Hoffman, Mary Ann IEEE History Center m.hoffman@ieee.org
Hong, Sungook University of Toronto sungook@chass.utoronto.ca
Izawa, Tatsuo NTT Electronics Corporation izawa@hqs.nel.co.jp
Levine, Gertrude (Trudy) Fairleigh Dickinson University levine@alpha.fdu.edu
Magoun, Alexander David Sarnoff Library amagoun@davidsarnoff.org
Malik, Rahul Nanyang Technological U., Singapore rahulm@ieee.org
Moloney, Cecilia Memorial University of Newfoundland moloney@engr.mun.ca
Morton, David IEEE History Center d.morton@ieee.org
Nebeker, Jakob University of Illinois nebeker@uiuc.edu
Nebeker, Rik IEEE History Center r.nebeker@ieee.org
Olivier, Guy Ecole Polytechnique Montreal guy.olivier@courriel.polymtl.ca
Read, Wallace Board of Commissioners of Public Utilities w.read@ieee.org
Sappol, Michael National Library of Medicine SappolM@mail.nlm.nih.gov
Schwartz, Mischa Columbia University schwartz@ctr.columbia.edu
Sloan, Martha Michigan Tech University m.sloan@ieee.org
Stone, Gerry n/a n/a
Swartzlander, Earl University of Texas, Austin swartzla@ece.utexas.edu
Symons, Lenore Institution of Electrical Engineers lsymons@iee.org.uk
Tanaka, Keiko University of Washington keiko-tanaka@msn.com
Voss, Robert n/a telegraphy@prodigy.net
Walp, Robert GCI, Inc. rwalp@gci.com

Invited Papers

Conference program

Session 1: Technology and Business Strategy: Part 1

Session 2: Technology and Business Strategy: Part 2

Session 3: Submarine Telephony

Session 4: Politics and Communications Technology

Session 5: Assessing Stature in the History of Telecommunications: Part 1

  • Cooke and Wheatstone, and Morse: A Comparative View, Brian Bowers
  • The First Transatlantic Wireless Telegraphy in 1901: Collaboration or Competition between Guglielmo Marconi and John Ambrose Fleming?, Sungook Hong
  • Promotion versus Manufacturing as a Strategy for Earning Money from Inventions: Lessons from the Career of Nikola Tesla, 1885-1915, W. Bernard Carlson

Session 6: Assessing Stature in the History of Telecommunications: Part 2

Session 7: Student History Papers

  • The History of CTC and Entel: Precursors of Telecommunications in Chile, Rodrigo Carvallo-Fernandini, Catholic University of Valparaiso, Valparaiso, Chile (Region 9)
  • The History of Telecommunications in Ireland, Cornelia Connolly, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland (Region 8)
  • Spread Spectrum - Secret Military Technology to 3G, Rahul Malik, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (Region 10)
  • Science and Technology: Lord Kelvin's Atlantic Cable, Jakob Nebeker, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, USA (Region 4)
  • The Mobile Communications Environment in the European Union: Systems, Regulations, and Consequences in the Past, Present, and Future, Keiko Tanaka, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA (Region 6)

Session 8: Microelectronics and Telecommunications

Session 9: Science, Mathematics, and Telecommunications

Session 10: The Internet and Earlier Telecommunications Networks

Corresponding Papers

Student Paper Contest

Student Winners: Jakob Nebeker, Keiko Tanaka, Rahul Malik, Cornelia Connolly and Rodrigo Carvallo-Fernandini, (l to r)

Through a generous grant from the IEEE Foundation, CHT2001 conducted its first worldwide history paper competition among the IEEE Student Branches and offered the winners an opportunity to travel to St. John's and present his or her winning paper at a Poster Session during this Conference. In addition, each winner's Student Branch received an honorarium.

The winners attended an Awards Luncheon, sponsored by Aliant, during the conference. Presentation of the Awards was made by Martha Sloan, 2001 IEEE History Committee Chair, and Dr. Maxwell House, Lieutenant- Governor of the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Special recognition goes to Wally Read, Local Arrangements Chair, who arranged for the Lieutenant-Governors attendance, and funding by Aliant.

Undergraduate

2nd - The History of CTC and Entel: Precursors of Telecommunications in Chile, Rodrigo Carvallo-Fernandini, Catholic Univ of Valparaiso, Chile (Region 9)

1st - Science and Technology: Lord Kelvin's Atlantic Cable, Jakob Nebeker, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, (Region 4)

Graduate

3rd - The History of Telecommunications in Ireland, Cornelia Connolly, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland (Region 8)

2nd - Spread Spectrum - Secret Military Technology to 3G, Rahul Malik, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (Region 10)

1st - The Mobile Communications Environment in the European Union: Systems, Regulations, and Consequences in the Past, Present, and Future, Keiko Tanaka, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA (Region 6)

Awards Luncheon

Rodrigo Carvallo-Fernandini with Dr. Maxwell House

Jacob Nebeker

Cornelia Connolly

Rahul Malik

Keiko Tanaka

Committees/Volunteers

Organizing Committee

  • Martha Sloan, General Chair
  • Wally Read, Local Arrangements
  • Earl Swartzlander
  • David Mindell

Program Committee

  • Mike Geselowitz, Co-Chair
  • Rik Nebeker, Co-Chair
  • David Morton
  • Dave Hochfelder

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