Armstrong Memorial Research Foundation

Glad that the Foundation was able to provide financial support for this: http://www.ee.columbia.edu/columbia%E2%80%99s-amateur-radio

In case you missed Thomas Kailath's lecture, here it is: http://www.ee.columbia.edu/process-making-breakthroughs-eng

It is with great sadness that that we mention the passing of Gilbert Houck, on the 24th of July, of this year. Gil was a good friend of Major Armstrong, and he was also the nephew of the Major's associate, Harry Houck. Gil was also instrumental in our 2005 commemoration of Major Armstrong's 70th anniversary of the first public demonstration of wide band FM, at Alpine, N.J. Gil had made the frequency-determining crystals for the transmitter used at that event, and he also ser...ved as a panel member at both the Alpine event, and the following Armstrong commemoration at the Audio Engineering Society convention, in October of 2005. He was a great man, and a real gentleman, as well, and was always there for us, when we had asked him for his help, as his knowledge of the Major's work was truly unique. Gil was also the Secretary of the Radio Club of America, the Major's club, when it was located in New York City.

Celebrating Armstrong’s Legacy and Invention of FM Radio Broadcasting