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Pioneer of millimetre-wave research, honoured with an IEEE Milestone
His 1895 demonstrations of millimetre-wave signals were recognised as an IEEE Milestone in 2012.
Record holderJagadish Chandra Bose
Date achieved14 September 2012
Official statement
Jagadish Chandra Bose, born in 1858 in Bikrampur in present-day Munshiganj, demonstrated the generation and detection of millimetre-wave signals in the 1890s. The IEEE dedicated a Milestone in Electrical Engineering to this work in 2012.
Criteria met
- 01Check IEEE Milestone records for recognition year.
- 02Check historical records of the 1895 demonstrations.
- 03Cross-check birthplace and birth year in biographies.
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