IEEE PCJS Milestone Dedication Ceremony for the First Demonstration of FFT

In 1964, a computer program implementing a highly-efficient algorithm for Fourier analysis was demonstrated at IBM Research. Developed through ideas contributed by a Princeton professor to IBM collaborators, the technique calculated Fourier Transforms at least two orders of magnitude
faster than had been demonstrated previously. Named the Fast Fourier Transform (FFT), its speed enabled numerous practical applications including computerized tomography, image and video compression, and real-time Internet streaming video.
Agenda:
– Welcome and Introduction
– Brief History of IEEE PCJ Section (PCJ Section Chair – Shubha B)
– IEEE R1 Greetings (R1 Director Bala Prasanna)
– Remarks from IEEE President and Princeton University
– IEEE Milestone Nomination (Dr Harold Stone)
– An inventor's perspective (Dr Richard Garwin)
– What's next (Dr Arjuna Madanayake)
– Plaque Unveiling
– Reception
Room: 101, Bldg: Friend Center, Olden Street, Princeton, New Jersey, United States, 08544