References

• 1. The principal source of personal information about Amos Joel is an extended oral history interview of Joel conducted by William Aspray on February 4 and 18, 1992 (Interview 1992).  An edited transcript is held at the IEEE Center for the History of Electrical Engineering.
• 2. Interview 1992, page 51
• 3. Sparks of Genius-Frederik Nebeker/David L. Morton, Jr.-IEEE Press, 1994 (Sparks of Genius 1994), page 234
• 4. National Inventors Hall of Fame
• 5. Franklin Institute
• 6. Kyoto Prize (Inamori Foundation)
• 7. National Medal of Technology
• 8. New York Times Obituary
• 9. Official Gazette for Patents
• 10. Interview 1992, page 10
• 11. Interview 1992, page 37
• 12. Interview 1992, page 12
• 13. John Horgan, “Claude E. Shannon” IEEE Spectrum, Vol. 29, No. 4, 1992, pg. 72
• 14. Almon Strowger
• 15. Privateline.com:  Mobile Telephone History, page 5
• 16. Interview 1992, page 26
• 17. Sparks of Genius, page 262 
• 18. Interview 1992, page 27
• 19. Inerview 1992, page 29
• 20. Alan Turing
• 21. Sigsaly:  The Green Hornet by Donald Mehl 1997, page 20
• 22. Sparks of Genius, page 239
• 23. NAE tribute 2008 by W. O. Fleckenstein
• 24. Interview 1992, page 32
• 25. Interview 1992, page 44
• 26. Interview 1992, page 51
• 27. Interview 1992, page 45-46
• 28. Interview 1992, page 52
• 29. #1ESS-  IEEE Bell Medal
• 30. NAE tribute 2008 by W. O. Fleckenstein
• 31. TSPS- Stuart Ballantine Medal
• 32. Mobile Communications System
• 33/34. Private correspondence, Jack McDonald,  2008