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government. Later, for the quality of his subsequent work on a precision mortar locator while stationed at the Evans Signal Corps Laboratories in Belmar, New Jersey, he was awarded the Oak Leaf Cluster of the Legion of Merit.
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Howard Vollum's early contributions to Tektronix inclu(led the development of the Type 5 ~ ~ oscilloscope, which, in eject, revolutionized oscilloscope design; the Type 512, which was the first ctirect-coupled high-gain oscilloscope; the Type 104 generator, which was the first to use square waves for transient testing of scopes; the oscilloscope plug-in unit, a device that, by permitting a scope to accept interchangeable units, gave the user the effect of several instruments in one; and finally, the design of the Tektronix cathode-ray tube. Until his death on February 5, 1986, Howard Vollum continued to participate actively in running the company.
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Vollum received a number of honorary degrees from institutes of higher education. These included the doctor of science degree from the University of PortIanct anct from the Oregon Graduate Center, the doctor of laws degree from Lewis ant!
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