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* [ | * [https://vintagetek.org/howard-vollum/ Howard Vollum in WWII] @ vintagetek.org | ||
* [https://vintagetek.org/howard-vollum-page-2/ Howard Vollum at Tektronix] @ vintagetek.org | |||
* [https://vintagetek.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Tek-History-Anon-RevB-small.pdf Howard Vollum Biography] @ vintagetek.org | |||
* [https://vintagetek.org/frank-hood-recollections/ Tektronix, The Early Days] - recollections by [[Frank Hood]] @ vintagetek.org | |||
* [https://www.vintagetek.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Tek-History-Anon-RevB-small.pdf Vollum Tribute] by [[Bill Hewlett]] | |||
* [https://pamplinmedia.com/sb/75-features/444381-358801-southeast-history-the-story-of-a-sellwood-cottage-linked-to-tektronix--pwoff The story of a Sellwood cottage, linked to Tektronix] (Vollum Biography) | * [https://pamplinmedia.com/sb/75-features/444381-358801-southeast-history-the-story-of-a-sellwood-cottage-linked-to-tektronix--pwoff The story of a Sellwood cottage, linked to Tektronix] (Vollum Biography) | ||
* [http://www.reed.edu/reed_magazine/in-memoriam/obituaries/_online_only/howard-vollum-1936.html Howard Vollum obituary] @ reed.edu | * [http://www.reed.edu/reed_magazine/in-memoriam/obituaries/_online_only/howard-vollum-1936.html Howard Vollum obituary] @ reed.edu | ||
* [http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2013/05/tektronix_university_of_portla.html Tektronix, Univiersity of Portland mark Howard Vollum's 100th birthday] | * [http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2013/05/tektronix_university_of_portla.html Tektronix, Univiersity of Portland mark Howard Vollum's 100th birthday] | ||
{{Designer|Howard Vollum}} | {{Designer|Howard Vollum}} | ||
Revision as of 03:43, 24 June 2022
Charles Howard Vollum (b. 31 May 1913 in Portland, OR – d. 5 February 1986) (→ WikiData) was an American engineer, scientist, and philanthropist in Oregon, United States. He was the co-founder of Tektronix Corporation, and endowed the Vollum Institute.
Source & further details: Howard Vollum @ Wikipedia
Links
- Howard Vollum in WWII @ vintagetek.org
- Howard Vollum at Tektronix @ vintagetek.org
- Howard Vollum Biography @ vintagetek.org
- Tektronix, The Early Days - recollections by Frank Hood @ vintagetek.org
- Vollum Tribute by Bill Hewlett
- The story of a Sellwood cottage, linked to Tektronix (Vollum Biography)
- Howard Vollum obituary @ reed.edu
- Tektronix, Univiersity of Portland mark Howard Vollum's 100th birthday
Products by Howard Vollum
| Model | Class | Description | Designers | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Calibrator | Calibrator | Howard Vollum | 1946 |
| 511 | Oscilloscope | 10 MHz Tube scope First Tektronix oscilloscope |
Frank Hood • Logan Belleville • Howard Vollum | 1947 |
| 511A | Oscilloscope | 10 MHz Tube scope | Frank Hood • Logan Belleville • Howard Vollum | 1948 |
| 105 | Signal generator | 25 Hz to 1 MHz square wave generator | Howard Vollum • Charles Sanford | 1950 |
Components by Howard Vollum
Patents by Howard Vollum
| Page | Office | Number | Title | Inventors | Company | Filing date | Grant date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patent US 3562464A | US | 3562464A | Cam actuated switch having movable and fixed contacts on circuit board | Howard Vollum • Willem H Verhoef • Tony Sprando | Tektronix Inc | 1968-10-07 | 1971-02-09 |
| Patent US 3725724A | US | 3725724A | Deflection factor indicating apparatus | Howard Vollum | Tektronix Inc | 1971-01-11 | 1973-04-03 |
| Patent US 3831199A | US | 3831199A | Common transport for magnetic tape cartridge or magnetic card cartridge | Howard Vollum • Sid Broughton | Tektronix Inc | 1973-03-19 | 1974-08-20 |
Photos
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May 1949
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Ca.1950
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1959
