Memory Lane

UNTIL now the piezomagnetic transducer has offered a much higher efficiency than the piezoelectric in most applications. So, 65 years ago, started a story in Electronics Weekly’s edition if October 19 1960 The story continues: The recent announcement by Bell Telephone Laboratories of materials with up to four times as great an activity as quartz may well mean a much ...

65 years ago, this was a story in Electronics Weekly’s edition of December 12 1960

65 years ago, when the UK computer industry matched the best of the rest of the world, this ad appeared in Electronics Weekly’s edition of October 12 1960.

What, purportedly, is the first definitive sampling of an important segment of public opinion concerning the costly United States space programme has revealed strong support among American business executives for a vigorous space research effort, even at the price of, continued high taxes. So, 65 years ago, started a story in Electronics Weekly’s edition of  October 12th 1960. The story ...

65 years ago, in Electronics Weekly’s edition of  October 12th 1950, this ad appeared:

‘A contiunuing of the technological revolution is that means of transportation are becoming more and more rapid and are shrinking the world’. So, 65 years ago, wrote McKinsey’s John G McDonald in Electronics Weekly’s edition of October 12th 1960. His article continued: ‘Jets can now go from London to New York in less than seven hours. This makes for quicker ...

The arrival of the solid state device on the domestic market has resulted in a concentration by the MO Valve Company on industrial devices up to a present limit of 6000 Mc/s said Mr J  Bell, who succeeds Mr. G. A. Marriott as managing direct the company on April 1. So, 64 years ago, started a  story in Electronics Weekly’s ...

Australian airlines are to be compelled to carry flight recorders. So, 64 years ago, started a story in Electronics Weekly’s edition of March 15, 1961 The story continues The Minister for Civil Aviation, Senator Paltridge, said that he believed Australia would be the first country to require the recording of cockpit conversations and instrument readings in airliners. Mr. Justice Spicer, ...

A NEW 3,000-SQ.-FT. LABORATORY devoted to proving the design and serviceability of silicon semiconductor devices has been established  by Ferranti Ltd., in their Gem Mill factory at Oldham, Lancashire. so, 64 years ago, started a story in Electronics Weekly’s edition of March 15, 1961 The story continues: A team of engineers is engaged in the production of general and special ...

A COMPLETELY new method of car ignition, using transistors, will be shown by Joseph Lucas (Electrical) at the International Motor Show opening at Geneva tomorrow (Thursday). So, 64 years ago, started a story in Electronics Weekly’s edition of March 15th 1961 The story concluded: Although it will at first be confined to racing cars, it could eventually come into wide ...