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Later in life Wendell enjoyed travel, music, and woodworking, was a private pilot, enjoyed competitive target shooting, and was an award-winning amateur photographer.  
Later in life Wendell enjoyed travel, music, and woodworking, was a private pilot, enjoyed competitive target shooting, and was an award-winning amateur photographer.  
===Publications===
* ''Oscilloscope Connectivity Made Easy - Using Popular Software to Analyze Oscilloscope Data''. Tektronix, 2000.


{{Designer|Wendell Damm}}
{{Designer|Wendell Damm}}

Revision as of 14:08, 13 June 2023

Wendell William Damm (b. 29 October 1945 – d. 17 November 2021 in Portland, Oregon) attended high school in Chadron, Nebraska.

After graduating from the University of Nebraska with a degree in electrical engineering he was hired by Tektronix, where his career spanned 35 years.

Later in life Wendell enjoyed travel, music, and woodworking, was a private pilot, enjoyed competitive target shooting, and was an award-winning amateur photographer.

Publications

  • Oscilloscope Connectivity Made Easy - Using Popular Software to Analyze Oscilloscope Data. Tektronix, 2000.

Products by Wendell Damm

Manufacturer Model Description Designers Introduced
Tektronix P6458 4-channel control input probe Wendell Damm (?)
Tektronix 213 Miniature portable 1 MHz oscilloscope and TRMS digital multimeter Dave Allen Gordon Meigs John Pace Jim Knowlton Wendell Damm 1975
Tektronix P6451 8+1-channel logic analyzer probe Wendell Damm 1977
Tektronix 834 Programmable data communications tester Pete Janowitz John Light Jeff McMeekin Randy Deitrich Bill Randle Lynn Saunders Wendell Damm 1980
Tektronix 835 Programmable data communications tester Pete Janowitz John Light Jeff McMeekin Randy Deitrich Bill Randle Lynn Saunders Wendell Damm Ken Spencer Dennis Holmbo 1986
Tektronix 836 Programmable data communications tester Pete Janowitz John Light Jeff McMeekin Randy Deitrich Bill Randle Lynn Saunders Wendell Damm Ken Spencer Dennis Holmbo 1986

Components by Wendell Damm

Patents by Wendell W. Damm

Page Office Number Title Inventors Company Filing date Grant date
Patent US 4163950A US 4163950A Isolating differential amplifier Wendell W. Damm Choong R. Kim Tektronix Inc 1978-03-01 1979-08-07
Patent US 4860291A US 4860291A Test vector definition system employing template concept Wendell W. Damm Keith Taylor Ira G. Pollock Pedro Max Janowitz Tektronix Inc 1987-12-28 1989-08-22