Saturday, April 7, 2018

https://www.jstor.org/stable/1676821?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents Recently, I have been looking into the history of the New Jersey Coast Section of IEEE. There is a document online commemorating a very remarkable achievement by a Member of the Section. I had difficulty finding additional information about this person, so I discussed this with a friend, who did another search, and found the jstor article. I was already concerned about the plight of females in Engineering. When I saw this article, I became alarmed. Apparently, the organization announced that they honor 'men' and their achievements at an event that attracted 18,000 attendees. One does not have to look far to uncover these overt behaviors. To see such a thing published in 'Science,' a well-regarded publication, came as a shock to me. To see that it was written by J. R. Pierce of Bell Telephone Laboratories Murray Hill, New Jersey, an esteemed and laudable Scientist and Engineer, really set me back on my heels. In particular, kindly notice the sentence: "In addition to its technical aspects, this annual meeting provides an occasion for honoring men who have contributed to the radio art." And that's all (s)he wrote.

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