Memory Lane

To contain nuclear fusion reactions which occur at temperatures of the order of 350 million deg.F,  intense magnetic fields  are required. So, 64 years ago, started a story in Electronics Weekly’s edition of October 26th 1950. The story continued: Experience up to now  has shown that to produce and sustain such fields requires enormous amounts of power and an extremely ...

This was, 63 years ago, an ad from Electronics Weekly’s edition of February 1st 1961:

THE era of using microwave radiation as an action-at-a-distance source of power is almost here, The Raytheon Company of America are working on the feasibility of using microwave radiated power to provide a propulsion system for airborne machines. So, 63 years ago, started a piece in the TOMORROW’S THINKING section of Electronics Weekly’s edition of February 1st 1961 The story ...

EEV has been making  electronic components in Chelmsford since 1947. 14 years after it was founded –  63 years ago – this ad appeared in Electronics Weekly’s edition of March 24th 1961   w

Here, 63 years ago, is an ad from Electronics Weekly’s edition of February 1st 1961

PROBLEMS facing mllitary communications – past, present and future – were described by Major-General Eric Cole, Director of Teleconmmunications, War Office, in his presidential address to the Radio Society of Great Britain at the IEE, London. So, 63 years ago, started a story in Electronics Weekly’s edition of February 1, 1961 The story continues: Of future trends he forecast: the ...

AN off-the-shelf delivery service is now available for STC tunnel diodes. So, 62 years ago, started a story in Electronics Weeekly’s  edition of February 1, 1961 The story continues They were introduced early last year in development form to enable engineers to gain experience in the use of them. Since then further development work has improved the characteristics and has ...

Here,62 years ago, the Electroon cartoon in Electronics Weekly’s edition of April 12 191 demonstrates a novel solution to the drink-drive problem:

The Lenin prizes – formerly the Stalin prizes, but the name was changed at the time of the campaign against the Cult of Personality, soon after Stalin‘s death – are competed for annually by scientists, engineers, artists, inventors. So 62 years ago, started an article on the Soviet scene in electronics weeklies edition of April 12, 1961. The article continues: ...

The appearance of a transformerless transistorised five-Watt amplifier on the Lowther stand was a pleasant surprise. So, 62 years ago, started a report on the international audio festival and fair at the hotel, Russell in London, published in Electronics Weekly on April 12, 1961. The report continues: This amplifier, without any transformers, is a symmetrical push-pool system for use with ...