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Inventor of AT&T’s Datakit, the First Digital Connection Change, Dies at 85Inventor of AT&T’s Datakit, the First Digital Connection Change, Dies at 85

Inventor of AT&T’s Datakit, the First Digital Connection Change, Dies at 85

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Remembering Data Compression Pioneer K. R. RaoRemembering Data Compression Pioneer K. R. Rao

Remembering Data Compression Pioneer K. R. Rao

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Inventor of the First AI System That Could Read Handwriting Dies at 72Inventor of the First AI System That Could Read Handwriting Dies at 72

Inventor of the First AI System That Could Read Handwriting Dies at 72

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Remembering 1982 IEEE President Robert LarsonRemembering 1982 IEEE President Robert Larson

Remembering 1982 IEEE President Robert Larson

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Remembering IEEE Spectrum Columnist Bob LuckyRemembering IEEE Spectrum Columnist Bob Lucky

Remembering IEEE Spectrum Columnist Bob Lucky

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Radar Technology Pioneer Merrill Skolnik Dies at 94Radar Technology Pioneer Merrill Skolnik Dies at 94

Radar Technology Pioneer Merrill Skolnik Dies at 94

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