13 ELECTRONIC DEVELOPMENTS CITED BY INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH - 1970 I·R 100 Highlights

Sep 29, 2026

1970 I·R 100 highlights present a competition recognizing the most significant technical products developed during the year, expanding from its 1963 origins into exhibits, a national week of industrial research activities, a conference, and a black-tie awards banquet. Although 100 awards were issued, 103 products won through shared or split awards. Roughly half are instruments, with winners broken down across 13 product categories. The review spotlights electronics-focused selections, including an EBR-1 electron beam recorder, a real-time high-bandwidth oscilloscope, a proximity warning system, and a Telestrator for annotating television images.

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13 ELECTRONIC DEVELOPMENTS CITED BY INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH

I·R 100 program overview and awards

Category breakdown of winning products

Selected electronics products and descriptions

EBR-1 electron beam recorder

Real-time oscilloscope development

Proximity warning system for aircraft

Telestrator electronic annotation device

August 1970Volume 86,Number 2 # 13 ELECTRONIC DEVELOPMENTS CITED BY INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH I·R 100 was initially started in 1963 when the editors of IndustrialResearch magazine recognized the need to acknowledge the moresignificant new products developed during each year. Since then,the I·R 100 has grown to include an exhibit of thosewinning products,a National Industrial Research Week(incorporatingopen houses,exhibits,and other activities at the nation's 16,000 industria1 laboratories),a National Conference onIndustrial Research,and a black-tie awards banquet for the 100winners. Industrial Research Week wil1 be September 13 through 19.Onthe evening of the 17th,a banquet at the Museum of Science &Industry in Chicago wil1 serve to round out the week's activities.At the banquet,Nei1 P.Ruzic,president of Industrial ResearchInc.,wil1 introduce and present awards for the 100 mostsignificant technical products developed in 1970. Some interesting highlights on the 1970 competition are as follows: Although there are 100 awards,there actually are 103 winningproducts.One company was given a single award for two relatedproducts,and in two other cases,a joint award was presented totwo companies for similar products. About half of the winning products are instruments,with theanalytical instruments category accounting for the largest share(20 winners).The breakdown of winners by the 13 product categoriesis:analytical instruments...20;chemicals and plastics...11;computers and electronic data processing...10;ceramics and othernonmetallics..8;lasers and electro-optics...8;electronic instruments...7;oceanographic equipment...7;other products...7;elect ronic and mechanical components...5;measuring and testingequipment...5;metals and alloys...5;vacuum and cryogenicequipment...5;and photographic and optical equipment...2. Of the 100 winners,Electro-Technology Newsletter has selectedthose products that are of particular significance to the fieldof elect ronics.Included in the review on the subsequent pagesare electronic devices and systems,computers,electro-mechanicaldevices,and electronic materials. Copyright 1970,by Industrial Research Inc.,Bever1y Shores,Ind.Reproduction prohibited without permission. EBR-1is an electron beam recorder developed by Ampex Corp.'sResearch and Advanced Technology Section,Redwood City,Ca1. This analogue recorder/reproducer has a useful bandwidth of 500 kHzto 100 MHz and finds use in recording wideband data and in spectrumsurveillance. The instrument uses Eastman Kodak direct positive,scintillator-coated EBR film type so/214 in a 35-mm nonsprocketed format asthe recording medium An input signal modulates the electron beam,which scans the filmin a zigzag pattern.Following the recording,the exposed filmis removed and chemically processed. For playback,the unmodulated beam strikes the scintillator surface where it generates a minute light spot.This spot accuratelyfollows the recorded pattern and causes the light to be modulatedby the transmittance variations of the developed film.A PMtube converts the transmitted 1ght to an electrical output signal. Developers:Joachim Diermann,manager,electron beam recordingsection,Edward Engberg and Raymond Ravizza,associate membe rsof the research staff.Price:$400,000. An oscilloscope that offers real-time response from dc to 250 MHzwithout sacrificing sensitivity or plug-in versatility has beendeveloped by Hewlett-Packard Co.'s Colorado Springs Div.,ColoradoSprings,Colo. This compact plug-in unit has a CRT helical transmission line vertica1deflection system with a deflection factor of 3 V/cm and abandwidth of greater than 500 MHz.Other outstanding featuresinclude a CRT photographic writing speed of 4 cm/ns,H-P-developedmonolithic transistor arrays in the vertical amplifier to providea dc to 250 MHz bandwidth with 10 mV/div deflection factor,anda time base with a magnified horizontal sweep speed to 1 ns andtriggering to 500 MHz. Developers:James R.

FAQs

What is the I·R 100 program and how did it start?

I·R 100 began in 1963 to recognize and acknowledge the most significant new products developed each year by Industrial Research editors.

How many products were actually recognized in 1970?

While 100 awards were given, there were 103 winning products because some awards covered related products and other awards were joint for similar products.

Which electronics devices are highlighted in the review?

The review highlights products such as an EBR-1 electron beam recorder, a real-time oscilloscope with dc to 250 MHz response, a proximity warning system for aircraft safety, and a Telestrator for writing and drawing over television images.

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