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Al Gross Papers, 1909/2000 10 Cubic Feet 21 boxes

Gross, Al, d.2000
The Al Gross papers are comprised of the following series: Employment, Publications, Inventions and Patents, Awards and Achievements, Personal Material, Technical Data, Radio Material, Government, Subject Files, and Oversize Materials. The collection also includes Gross' book collection and electronic parts. This collection contains materials relating to the significant contributions Al Gross made in the advancement of wireless technology. The collection provides a detailed look at the evolution of the walkie-talkie from a weapon against the Axis Powers in World War II to its functional and convenient purposes today. Throughout the progression of wireless technology, Al Gross remained an integral part of designing and updating wireless devices such as cellular phones and pagers to its now diminutive form using microminituarization and other scientific methods.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Awards, 1952 Box 19, Box 20

Awards list
  1. Election to the Senior Member of the IEEE, framed certificate (November 1952)
  2. Election to Life Fellow of the IEEE, framed certificate (n.d.)
  3. IEEE Third Millenium Medal, paper certificate (n.d.)
  4. "To Al from his good buddies in London" handwritten note in wooden frame (February 11, 1982)
  5. Commission as Captain in the Navy of the Confederate States of America, framed certificate (November 25, 1964)
  6. Oversize Box 20
  7. "Presented In Appreciation to Al Gross on the Occasion of His Centennial Seminar..." commemorative plaque (October 1992)
  8. Election as a Fellow of the IEEE, laminated paper on wood (January 1, 1982)
  9. Election to the Board of Directors and a Fellow of the Radio Club of America, certificate on laminated wood (November 1980)
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
  2. Al Gross Papers, 1909/2000
  3. Oversize Materials, 1935

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