Fellow Class of 1973

Following are the names and citations for the active members of the IEEE Class of 1973 listed alphabetically by last name. 

A

Norman Abramson
for contributions to engineering education coding theory, pattern, recognition, and computer networks

Frederick T Andrews, Jr
for contributions to digital transmission systems, and to transmission objectives and standards

Michael Athans
for contributions to the theory and application of optimal control and estimation

Algirdas Avizienis
for fundamental contributions in the field of fault tolerant computing

B

John Brown
for achievements in research and teaching of electrical and electronic engineering, especially in the fields of microwaves and electronic devices

Julian J Bussgang
for contributions to sequential detection theory, radar techniques, and statistical communication theory

C

Robert L Carrel (Life Fellow)
for contributions to antenna research and development

Kan Chen (Life Fellow)
for contributions in automatic control and system sciences, and the application of systems engineering to societal problems

D

Luther Davis
for contributions to the technology of semiconductor, ferrite, and ferroelectric devices

Jack B Dennis (Life Fellow)
for contributions to the design of memory systems research, and educational contributions in the computer field

Hans G Dill (LIfe Fellow)
for contributions to semiconductor devices, especially insulated gate field-effect transistors, and to the development of ion implantation processes

Richard C. Dorf (Life Fellow)
for leadership in engineering education, and for contributions to control theory

Karsten E Drangeid
for contributions to the development of semiconductor devices

E

Murray Eden (Life Fellow)
for contributions to the application of technology to health sciences

F

Lester H Fink (Life Fellow)
for contributions to the automatic control of power generation and dispatch, and leadership in underground transmission research

G David Forney, Jr (Life Fellow)
for contributions to the theory and practice of error-correcting codes and data communications

G

Emilio C Gatti (Life Fellow)
for contributions to research in nuclear instrumentation, and in the statistical limits of time and amplitude measurements

Hermann K Gummel (Life Fellow)
for contributions to mathematical modeling of electronic devices

H

Harvey Heinz Happ
for the development of technical and economic analysis of electric power systems

Dean B Harrington (Life Fellow)
for contributions to the design and performance analysis of large steam turbine driven generators

George H Heilmeier (Life Fellow)
for fundamental discoveries of electrooptic effects in liquid crystals, and basic liquid crystal device concepts

Yu-Chi Ho (Life Fellow)
for contributions to control theory and differential games

I

Akira Ishimaru (Life Fellow)
for contributions to the theory of antennas and wave propagation, and to electrical engineering education

J E Iwersen (Life Fellow)
for contributions and leadership in the development of semiconductor devices

J

Francis S Johnson (Life Fellow)
for numerous contributions in space research

Edward M Jones (Life Fellow)
for contributions to the analysis and development of radio frequency circuit components and radiating structures

K

Alan R Kahn (Life Fellow)
for technical administrative achievements in the application of engineering principles to the biology and medicine

James F Kaiser (Life Fellow)
for contributions in digital signal processing, and synthesis of digital filters

Irving Kaufman (Life Fellow)
for contributions to microwave electronics, and to education

Leonard Kleinrock (Life Fellow)
for contributions to computer-communication networks, queueing theory, time-shared computer systems, and engineering education

Herman E Koenig (Life Fellow)
for leadership in the use of system concepts in electrical engineering curricula, and in pioneering their use in the socio-economic and biological disciplines

Herwig Kogelnik (Life Fellow)
for contributions to the understanding of the structure and coupling on modes in optical beams and resonators

L

Robert E Larson (Life Fellow)
for contributions in the application modern control and estimation theory and algorithms to defense and industrial problems

Ralph Levy (Life Fellow)
for contributions to the theory and design of transmission line networks

M

Dietrich Marcuse (Life Fellow)
for contributions to the understanding of light guidance through gas lenses and imperfect optical fibers

Warren E Mathews (Life Fellow)
for contributions to the field of systems and aerospace electronics

Arthur O. McCoubrey (Life Fellow)
for contributions to atomic frequency standards and research management

O

Sogo Okamura (Life Fellow)
for contributions to microwave theory and techniques and to engineering education

R

Bernard Reich (Life Fellow)
for contributions to reliability improvement, standardization, and design of semiconductor devices and integrated circuits

S

Irwin W Sandberg (Life Fellow)
for contributions to circuit and system theory, including the functional analysis of nonlinear and time-varying circuits and systems

Eugene W. Sard (Life Fellow)
for contributions to the field of low-noise microwave, millimeter wave and infrared receivers

Allan C Schell (Life Fellow)
for contributions to antenna pattern synthesis, spatial frequency analysis, and large antenna design

Sol Schneider (Life Fellow)
for contributions to high-energy gaseous electron devices

Arnold B Shafritz (Life Fellow)
for contributions to computer systems architecture, logical design, and real-time data processing

Stanley M Shinners (Life Fellow)
for contributions to the theory, design and development of control systems

Marion P Smith (Life Fellow)
for contributions to the development and application of reliability engineering technology, and leadership of humanitarian organizations

Theodore R. Specht (Life Fellow)
for contributions to the theory and performance of electromagnetic apparatus

Robertson Stevens (Life Fellow)
for leadership in development and effective use of the Deep Space Tracking Networks in lunar and planetary explorations missions, and the application of the stations for scientific investigations

T

Richard I Tanaka (Life Fellow)
for contributions to the technology and applications of computers and leadership in the computer profession

Gabor C Temes
for contributions to filter theory and computer-aided circuit design

U

Harry Urkowitz (Life Fellow)
for contributions to radar signal processing and to graduate education

V

Andrew J. Viterbi (Life Fellow)
for contributions to information and communication theory

Herbert B Voelcker, Jr (Life Fellow)
for contributions to the modulation theory and digital signal processing, and for the teaching of electrical engineering

W

Omar Wing (Life Fellow)
for contributions to circuit theory and engineering education

Edward A Wolff (Life Fellow)
for contributions to antennas, geoscience instrumentation, and management of scientific projects

Eric J Woodbury (Life Fellow)
for contributions to simulated Raman Scattering and laser engineering

Y

Stephen S Yau (Life Fellow)
for contributions to switch theory, the reliability of computing systems, and engineering education

Z

Jacob Ziv (Life Fellow)
for contributions in the fields of information theory and engineering education, and for leadership in establishing engineering research and development in Israel