IEEE Milestones in the SCV Section

A set of bronze IEEE plaques are on the brick wall in the front courtyard of the Computer History Museum at 1401 N. Shoreline Blvd, Mountain View. Called the “Wall of Fame,” these are primarily duplicates of Milestone plaques which are mounted in various locations in Silicon Valley. See SiliconValleyMilestones.com for videos and photos of these 16 plaques, with more plaques on the way.

If you want to propose an IEEE Milestone, see the program information to the right. You can also contact Brian Berg at b.berg@ieee.org , SCV Milestone Chair, and a member of the IEEE History Committee.

SCV Section Milestones

– Conductive Polymer Self-Regulating Heat-Tracing Cable, 1972
– Apollo 11 Lunar Laser Ranging Experiment (LURE), 1969
– DIALOG Online Search System, 1966
– Moore’s Law, 1965
– Birthplace of Silicon Valley, 1956
– Public Demonstration of Online Systems and Personal Computing, 1968
– SHAKEY: The World’s First Mobile Intelligent Robot, 1972
– ‎Ampex Videotape Recorder, 1956
– IEEE Special Citation Computer History Museum, 1979
– SPARC RISC Architecture, 1987
– The CP/M Microcomputer Operating System, 1974
– The Floating Gate EEPROM, 1976 – 1978
– SPICE Circuit Simulation Program, 1970
– Inception of the ARPANET, 1969
– Semiconductor Planar Process and Integrated Circuit, 1959
– Development of the HP-35, the First Handheld Scientific Calculator, 1972
– RAMAC, 1956
– Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, 1962

For more information about location have a look at the Engineering and Technology History Wiki – IEEE Milestone Map

IEEE Milestones Program

The IEEE Milestones program honors significant technical achievements in all areas associated with IEEE. It is a program of the IEEE History Committee, administered through the IEEE History Center. Milestones recognize the technological innovation and excellence for the benefit of humanity found in unique products, services, seminal papers and patents. Milestones are proposed by any IEEE member, and are sponsored by an IEEE Organizational Unit —such as an IEEE section, society, chapter, or student branch. After recommendation by the IEEE History Committee and approval by the IEEE Board of Directors, a bronze plaque commemorating the achievement is placed at an appropriate site with an accompanying dedication ceremony.

Each milestone recognizes a significant technical achievement that occurred at least twenty-five years ago in an area of technology represented in IEEE and having at least regional impact. For more information visit the IEEE Milestone submission page.