Classic Papers

Claude E. Shannon

• A. D. Wyner and S. Shamai, "Introduction to 'Communication in the presence of noise'," Proc. IEEE, vol. 86, no. 12, pp. 442-446, Feb. 1998. (PDF, 70 KB)
• C. E. Shannon, "Communication in the presence of noise," Proc. IEEE, vol. 86, no. 2, pp. 447-457, Feb. 1998. (PDF, 293 KB)

John R. Pierce 

• J. E. Brittain, "Electrical engineering hall of fame: John R. Pierce," Proc. IEEE, vol. 98, no. 3, pp. 493-496, Mar. 2010. (PDF, 524 KB)
• J. R. Pierce and R. Kompfner, "Transoceanic communication by means of satellites," Proc. IEEE, vol. 85, no. 6, pp. 1011-1019, Jun. 1997. (PDF, 288 KB)

Michael I. Pupin

• J. E. Brittain, "Electrical engineering hall of fame: Michael I. Pupin," Proc. IEEE, vol. 93, no. 6, pp. 1224-1226, Jun. 2005. (PDF, 2.07 MB)
• M. I. Pupin, "A discussion on experimental tests of the radiation law for radio oscillators," Proc. IEEE, vol. 85, no. 2, pp. 306-310, Feb. 1997. (PDF, 80 KB)

B. M. Oliver

• Biography of B. M. Oliver from Proc. IRE, vol. 50, no. 2, pp. 234, Feb. 1962. (PDF, 856 KB)
• B. M. Oliver, "Some potentialities of optical masers," Proc. IRE, vol. 50, no. 2, pp. 135-141, Feb. 1962. (PDF, 1.98 MB)

Harry Nyquist

• J. E. Brittain, "Electrical engineering hall of fame: Harry Nyquist," Proc. IEEE, vol. 98, no. 8, pp. 1535-1537, Aug. 2010. (PDF, 304 KB)
• H. Nyquist, "Certain topics in telegraph transmission theory," Proc. IEEE, vol. 90, no. 2, pp. 280-305, Feb. 2002. (PDF, 632 KB)

Senatore Guglielmo Marconi

• J. E. Brittain, "Electrical engineering hall of fame: Guglielmo Marconi," Proc. IEEE, vol. 92, no. 9, pp. 1501-1504, Sep. 2004. (PDF, 3.87 MB)
• S. G. Marconi, "Radio telegraphy," Proc. IEEE, vol. 85, no. 10, pp. 1526-1535, Oct. 1997. (PDF, 168 KB)

D. G. Little

• M. A. Simaan, "An introduction to D. G. Little's 1924 classic paper 'KDKA'," Proc. IEEE, vol. 86, no. 6, pp. 1273-1278, Jun. 1998. (PDF, 164 KB)
• D. G. Little, "KDKA: The radio telephone broadcasting station of the westinghouse electric and manufacturing company at East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania," Proc. IEEE, vol. 86, no. 6, pp. 1279-1287, Jun. 1998. (PDF, 488 KB)

Irving Langmuir

• J. E. Brittain, "Electrical engineering hall of fame: Irving Langmuir," Proc. IEEE, vol. 98, no. 12, p. 2252-2254, Dec. 2010. (PDF, 280 KB)
• I. Langmuir, "The pure electron discharge and its applications in radio telegraphy and telephony," Proc. IEEE, vol. 85, no. 9, pp. 1496-1508, Sep. 1997. (PDF, 212 KB)

K. G. Jansky

• J. E. Brittain, "Scanning the past: Karl G. Jansky," Proc. IEEE, vol. 81, no. 10, p. 1538, Oct. 1993. (PDF, 460 KB)
• K. Jansky, "Electrical disturbances apparently of extraterrestrial origin," Proc. IEEE, vol. 86, no. 7, pp. 1510-1515, Jul. 1998. (PDF, 116 KB)

R. A. Heising

• D. Messerschmitt, "Introduction to the classic paper by R. A. Heising," Proc. IEEE, vol. 85, no. 5, pp. 747-751, May 1997. (PDF, 60 KB)
• R. A. Heising, "Production of single sideband for trans-Atlantic radio telephony," Proc. IEEE, vol. 85, no. 5, pp. 752-761, May 1997. (PDF, 220  KB)

Robert M. Fano

• L. Lessig, "Change and choices: Introduction to 'On the social role of computer communications,'" Proc. IEEE, vol. 87, no. 12, pp. 2127-2129, Dec. 1999. (PDF, 36 KB)
• R. M. Fano, "On the social role of computer communications," Proc. IEEE, vol. 87, no. 12, pp. 2130-2135, Dec. 1999. (PDF, 44 KB)

J. Presper Eckert

• P. B. Schneck, "Introduction to the classic paper: A survey of digital computer memory systems, a modern review of the paper by Eckert," Proc. IEEE, vol. 85, no. 1, pp. 181-183, Jan. 1997. (PDF, 32 KB)
• J. P. Eckert, "A survey of digital computer memory systems," Proc. IEEE, vol. 96, no. 1, pp. 184-197, Jan. 1997. (PDF, 228 KB)

John H. Dellinger

• J. E. Brittain, "Electrical engineering hall of fame: John H. Dellinger," Proc. IEEE, vol. 95, no. 9, pp. 1884-1887, Sep. 2007. (PDF, 840 KB)
• J. H. Dellinger, "Principles of radio transmission and reception with antenna and coil aerials," Proc. IEEE, vol. 87, no. 5, pp. 894-921, May 1999.  (PDF, 540 KB)

Alfred N. Goldsmith

• J. E. Brittain, "Electrical engineering hall of fame: Alfred N. Goldsmith," Proc. IEEE, vol. 96, no. 2, pp. 366-370, Feb. 2008. (PDF, 755 KB)
• A. Goldsmith, "The genesis of IRE," Proc. IEEE, vol. 40, no. 5, pp. 516-520, May 1952. (PDF, 2.05 MB)

Lee de Forest

• J. E. Brittain, "Electrical engineering hall of fame: Lee de Forest," Proc. IEEE, vol. 93, no. 1, pp. 198-202, Jan. 2005. (PDF, 3.72 MB) 
  
• Lee de Forest, "The audion – detector and amplifier," Proc. IEEE, vol. 86, no. 9, pp. 1881-1888, Sep. 1998. (PDF, 96 KB)
   

John G. Brainerd 

• J. E. Brittain, "John G. Brainerd and project PX (ENIZC)," Proc. IEEE, vol. 84, no. 3, p. 502, Mar. 1996. (PDF, 116 KB) 
• J. G. Brainerd and T. K. Sharpless, "The ENIAC," Proc. IEEE, vol. 87, no. 6, pp. 1031-1041, Jun. 1999. (PDF, 192 KB)

Harold S. Black

• J. E. Brittain, "Electrical engineering hall of fame: Harold S. Black," Proc. IEEE, vol. 99, no. 2, pp. 351-353, Feb. 2011. (PDF, 291 KB) 
• H. S. Black, "Stabilized feed-back amplifiers," Proc. IEEE, vol. 87, no. 2, pp. 379-385, Feb. 1999. (PDF, 224 KB)

Edwin H. Armstrong

• J. E. Brittain, "Electrical engineering hall of fame: Edwin H. Armstrong," Proc. IEEE, vol. 92, no. 3, pp. 575-578, Mar. 2004. (PDF, 352 KB) 
• E. H. Armstrong, "Some recent developments in the audion receiver," Proc. IEEE, vol. 85, no. 4, pp. 686-697, Apr. 1997. (PDF, 200 KB)