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Benny Goodman receiving the IIT Hall of Fame medal and plaque from IIT Provost Sidney Guralnick, Chicago, Illinois, ca. 1980
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1980
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Photograph of Provost Sidney Guralnick presenting the IIT Hall of Fame medal and plaque to Benny Goodman. Goodman attended Lewis Institute in 1923 as a high school sophomore while also playing the clarinet in a dance hall band. The legendary orchestra conductor and jazz musician received an honorary LL.D. degree from IIT in 1968. Photographer unknown. Date listed is approximate.
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A-C Network Calculator, inside mechanics, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, 1945
Year:
1945
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Photograph of some of the inner mechanics of Illinois Institute of Technology's A-C Network Calculator. The A-C Calculator, used to test complex power systems in a controlled, miniature environment, was the tenth of its kind in the country. It was cooperatively purchased by Illinois Tech's Electrical Engineering department and a ten Midwest power companies for $80,000 in 1944. more
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W.C. Jacobs and J.M. Brager of Consumer Powers Company with A-C Network Calculator, Illinois Institute of Technology, 1951
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1951-08
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W.C Jacobs (left) and J. M. Brager (right) of Consumers Power Company, Jackson, Michigan, making adjustments on Illinois Institute of Technology's A-C Network Calculator during a study on the calculator of the Consumers Power system. The A-C Calculator, used to test complex power systems in a controlled, miniature environment, was the tenth of its kind in the country. It was cooperatively… more
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Two Men with A-C Network Calculator, Illinois Institute of Technology, ca. 1951
Year:
1951
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Photograph of two men (possibly W.C Jacobs and J. M. Brager of Consumers Power Company using Illinois Institute of Technology's A-C Network Calculator. The A-C Calculator, used to test complex power systems in a controlled, miniature environment, was the tenth of its kind in the country. It was cooperatively purchased by Illinois Tech's Electrical Engineering department and a ten… more
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