Bernard Gordon, Executive Chairman and Chairman of the Board, Analogic Corporation, to Receive the International Engineering Consortium's Fellow Award.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 8, 2003 Bernard Gordon Bernard Gordon (October 29, 1918 – May 11, 2007) was an American writer and producer. For much of his 27-year career, he toiled in obscurity, prevented from taking screen credit by the Hollywood Blacklist. , Executive Chairman and Chairman of the Board, Analogic Corporation This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :ALOG ALOG Army Logistician (Magazine) ALOG Army Logistics ALOG Activity Log ALOG AWIS Logistics ), has been selected to receive the International Engineering Consortium's Fellow Award. Mr. Gordon's distinguished career presents a record of leadership and innovation spanning a diverse range of technologies, including contributions to analog-to-digital conversion analog-to-digital or A/D conversion, the process of changing continuously varying data, such as voltage, current, or shaft rotation, into discrete digital quantities that represent the magnitude of the data , tomography, and medical and other high-precision instrumentation. The IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iec.ch) An organization that sets international electrical and electronics standards founded in 1906. It is made up of national committees from over 60 countries. IEC - International Electrotechnical Commission Board of Directors established the Fellow Award in 1994 to recognize individuals who have provided the electronics and information industries with a superior level of sustained, significant service. Areas of service considered include education, technology, and industry leadership contributions. Among the 88 previous recipients of the Fellow Award are Jack Kilby (person) Jack Kilby - (1924 - 2005-06-20) The electronics engineer who invented the integrated circuit in 1958 at Texas Instruments. TI Biography. (Texas Instruments), Robert Metcalf (Technology Internet Data Group), Gordon Moore (Intel Corporation), and David Packard (Hewlett-Packard). "Bernard Gordon's lifetime contribution to the development of the industry is remarkable," says Robert Janowiak, Executive Director of the International Engineering Consortium. "He has provided outstanding leadership in applying high technology to solve real-world problems. Throughout his career, Bernard has effectively identified applications for technology that are not only commercially successful but also socially beneficial." Gordon is the founder, chairman, and chief executive officer of Massachusetts-based Analogic Corporation. He holds more than 200 patents worldwide. A lifelong inventor, his creations include the fetal monitor, the high-speed analog-to-digital converter, the instant imaging computer-aided tomography scanner, Doppler radar, and an advanced bomb-detection device. Mr. Gordon established Analogic as a worldwide leader in areas such as ultrasonography ultrasonography /ul·tra·so·nog·ra·phy/ (-so-nog´rah-fe) the imaging of deep structures of the body by recording the echoes of pulses of ultrasonic waves directed into the tissues and reflected by tissue planes where there is a change in and digital imaging, supplying the digital electronic processing subsystems for the leading laser imagers in the industry. The IEC Fellow award will be presented to Mr. Gordon at the IEC's DesignCon East conference June 24, 2003, in Marlborough, Massachusetts. For information on the conference, visit http://www.iec.org/events/2003/designcon_east/. About the IEC The International Engineering Consortium (IEC) is a nonprofit organization Nonprofit Organization An association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well. Notes: Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools. dedicated to catalyzing technology and business progress worldwide in a range of high-technology industries and university communities. Since 1944, the IEC has provided high-quality educational opportunities for industry professionals, academics, and students. In conjunction with industry-leading companies, the IEC has developed an extensive, free, on-line educational program. The IEC conducts industry-university programs that have substantial impact on curricula. It also conducts research and develops publications, conferences, and technological exhibits that address major opportunities and challenges of the information age. More than 70 leading high-technology universities are IEC affiliates, and the IEC handles the affairs of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Heads Association. |
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