History
This page contains links to documents that are of a historical interest to the UFFC Society.
History of the IEEE and the UFFC Society
IEEE History Center (Note: Link will take you to IEEE web site.)
From PGUE TO G-SU TO UFFC-S: 1953-1997, A Historical Perspective by Fred S. Hickernell
Personal Recollections of the Early Days of the UFFC-S by A. H. Meitzler 
Topics in Ultrasonics
History of SAW Devices, by David P. Morgan
A History of Crystal Filters, by Robert G. Kinsman
The History of Ceramic Filters, by Satoru Fujishima
The Evolution of the Quartz Crystal Clock, by Warren A. Marrison
A History of the Quartz Crystal Industry in the USA, by Virgil E. Bottom
The Influence of Amateur Radio on the Development of Commercial Market for Quartz Piezoelectric Resonators in the United States, by Patrick R. J. Brown
Topics in Ferroelectrics
History of Ferroelectrics by L. E. Cross and R. E. Newnham
PMN-PT Discovery, by V.A. Bokoff
Personal Recollections of the Early Days of the UFFC-S by A. H. Meitzler
Topics in Frequency Control
Harnessing Nature's Timekeeper: A History of the Piezoelectric by Christopher Shawn McGahey, (5.56 MB PDF file)
Historical Session at the 1996 IEEE Frequency Control Symposium
Early Frequency Control Symposia - Program Booklets and Abstracts Predating the First Published Proceedings
Proceedings of Two Crystal Conferences During World War II
Proceedings of Crystal Conference, US Army Signal Corps Inspection Agency, 7-8 May, 1944 (705 kB PDF file)
Proceedings of Chicago Crystal Conference, 11-12 July, 1944 (20 MB PDF file)
A History of the Quartz Crystal Industry in the USA, by Virgil E. Bottom
The Autobiography of Virgil E. Bottom
Fifty Years of Progress in Quartz Crystal Frequency Standards, by Marvin E. Frerking
Brief History of the Development of Ultra-precise Oscillators for Ground and Space Applications , by Jerry R. Norton and Jim M. Cloeren
The Evolution of the Quartz Crystal Clock, by Warren A. Marrison
Atomichron: The Atomic Clock from Concept to Commercial Product, by Paul Forman
The Influence of Amateur Radio on the Development of Commercial Market for Quartz Piezoelectric Resonators in the United States, by Patrick R. J. Brown
History of Atomic Frequency Standards- A Trip Through 20th Century Physics, by Arthur O. McCoubrey
A Historical Review of Atomic Frequency Standards Used in Space System, by Natarajan D. Bhaskar, Joseph White, Leo A. Mallette, Thomas A. McClelland , and Capt. James Hardy
Historical Series of the Leap Second Records - all dates of leap second insertions, and the differences between UTC and TAI time, since 1972.
History of SAW Devices, by David P. Morgan
A History of Crystal Filters by Robert G. Kinsman
Engineering time: inventing the electronic wristwatch, by Carlene Stephens and Maggie Dennis
Design and Performance of Ultraprecise 2.5-mc Quartz Crystal Units, a classic paper by Arthur W. Warner, 1960 (3.8 MB PDF file)
Biography of George W. Pierce, Crystal Oscillator and Radio Communications Pioneer
Past Cady, Rabi, and Sawyer award winners and their citations
Chairmen of Past Frequency Control Symposia
Archive of IEEE International Frequency Control Symposia Websites