IEEE Reynold B. Johnson Data Storage Device Technology Award
Encyclopedia
The IEEE Reynold B. Johnson Data Storage Device Technology Award was a Technical Field Award of the IEEE that was established by the IEEE Board of Directors in 2004 and was discontinued in 2011. The award was presented annually from 2006–2010 for outstanding contributions to the advancement of information storage, with an emphasis on technical contributions in computer
data storage device
technology. The award was named to honor Reynold B. Johnson
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The award was presented to three co-recipients in 2006, and to individuals from 2007–2010.
Recipients of this award received a bronze medal, certificate, and honorarium.
Computer
A computer is a programmable machine designed to sequentially and automatically carry out a sequence of arithmetic or logical operations. The particular sequence of operations can be changed readily, allowing the computer to solve more than one kind of problem...
data storage device
Data storage device
thumb|200px|right|A reel-to-reel tape recorder .The magnetic tape is a data storage medium. The recorder is data storage equipment using a portable medium to store the data....
technology. The award was named to honor Reynold B. Johnson
Reynold B. Johnson
Reynold B. Johnson was an American inventor and computer pioneer. A long-time employee of IBM, Johnson is said to be the "father" of the disk drive...
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The award was presented to three co-recipients in 2006, and to individuals from 2007–2010.
Recipients of this award received a bronze medal, certificate, and honorarium.
Recipients
- 2006: Eliyahou Harari
- 2006: Sanjay Mehrotra
- 2006: Jack Yuan
- 2007: Mason L. Williams
- 2008: Stanley H. Charap
- 2009: Kinam Kim
- 2010: David B. Bogy