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IEEE Milestones in Canada
The IEEE began the Milestones program in 1983 to honour
technological innovation and excellence in electrical, electronic, and computer
engineering. To be approved for this award, a project must be at least
twenty-five years old, must have involved a unique solution to an engineering
problem, and must have had a regional impact. Some of the milestones in Canada
are listed here.
| 1 |
Landing of the Transatlantic Cable, 1866 (June 1985) |
IEEE
Newfoundland-Labrador Section |
| 2 |
Reception of Transatlantic Radio Signal, 1901 (October
1985) |
IEEE
Newfoundland-Labrador Section |
| 3 |
First Submarine Transatlantic Telephone Cable, 1956 |
IEEE
Newfoundland-Labrador Section |
| 4 |
Alouette-ISIS Satellite Program, 1962 (May 1993) |
IEEE Ottawa
Section |
| 5 |
Decew Falls Hydro-Electric Plant, 1898
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IEEE Hamilton Section |
| 6 |
Nelson River HVDC
Transmission System, 1972 |
IEEE
Winnipeg
Section |
| 7 |
First 735 kV AC Transmission System, 1965
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IEEE Quebec Section |
| 8 |
First distant speech transmission in Canada |
IEEE Hamilton Section
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| 9 |
Pinawa Generating Station, 1906 |
IEEE
Winnipeg
Section
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| 10 |
First External Cardiac
Pacemaker, 1950 |
IEEE Toronto Section |
| 11 |
Eel River High Voltage Direct Current Converter Station, 1972 |
IEEE New Brunswick Section |
| 12 |
First TV Broadcast in Western Canada, 1953 |
IEEE Vancouver Section |
| 13 |
Radio Astronomy Using VLBI, 1967 |
IEEE Vancouver Section |
| 14 |
First 500 MeV Proton Beam from the TRIUMF Cyclotron, 1974 |
IEEE Vancouver Section |
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