Electrical Engineering Hall of Fame: Ralph Bown

This paper gives an over view on the works of Ralp Bown .In 1940, the Institute of Radio Engineers awarded its medal of honor to Ralph Bown for his extensive contributions to the field of radio and for his leadership in institute affairs. He worked for almost four decades as a research engineer and administrator with the American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T). He was a leading participant in a program of research on radio wave propagation carried out by AT&T during the 1920s and 1930s.