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- ↑ "Awards presented at NTC". IEEE Communications Magazine. IEEE. 20 (2): 52. 1982. doi:10.1109/MCOM.1982.1090986.
- ↑ "IEEE Communications Society Edwin Howard Armstrong Achievement Award | IEEE Communications Society". www.comsoc.org. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
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