[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 78 (Thursday, June 13, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1031-E1032]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  CONGRATULATING DR. ARUN N. NETRAVALI

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                         HON. MICHAEL FERGUSON

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 12, 2002

  Mr. FERGUSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Dr. Arun N. 
Netravali on being

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named a 2001 National Medal of Technology Laureate.
  Given each year by the President, the National Medal of Technology is 
the highest honor that our country can bestow upon America's 
innovators. Enacted by Congress in 1980, the National Medal of 
Technology was first awarded in 1985 to honor those scientists who 
through their work push the bounds of technology with the goal of 
benefiting humanity.
  Dr. Netravali's career achievements are certainly deserving of the 
highest acclaim. He is a pioneer in the field of digital technology. 
Serving from 1999 to 2001 as the ninth president to Bell Labs' history, 
Dr. Netravali is currently the company's chief scientist and has been 
the head of the research and development team working on Bell Labs' 
high definition television (HDTV) effort. He has authored more than 170 
technical papers and co-authored three books. He holds more than 70 
patents in the areas of computer networks, human interfaces to 
machines, picture processing and digital television.
  With great minds like Dr. Netravali working along the frontier of 
technology, we can only expect to be amazed by what will be achieved in 
the near future. I commend Dr. Netravali for his lifelong dedication to 
science and his unrelenting pursuit of the unimaginable.

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