In appreciation of Dr. Hawkins and technology

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Not to toot our horn, but for just a moment I'd like to brag about our clients. We have an impressive list of clients who provide services with some respect to technology and they are awe-inspiring!

Many clients specialize in niche areas that I honestly had never heard of until starting with EA. They utilize or create technology that is so advanced and so specific that often times it's only one piece of the puzzle. In other words their intellectual property is sometimes a part of a part of a part that makes up a huge machine that provides some fantastic end-result. That being said, February is Black History Month and I wanted to acknowledge a piece of the technology puzzle created for the telecommunications industry by Dr. W. Lincoln Hawkins (March 21, 1911 - August 20, 1992).

According to Massachusetts Institute of Technology, "Hawkins made universal telephone service possible by co-inventing a chemical additive that prevents the plastic coating on telecommunications cables from deteriorating."  At the time, there was only a lead based coating that was used to cover the lines, which was too expensive as well as heavy. Dr. Hawkins invention allowed for less expensive insulation that was also tolerant of weather conditions, unlike the lead. In recogonition of his contributions, Dr. Hawkins was awarded the National Medal of Technology in 1992.

Inventors like Dr. Hawkins and clients like ours who supply these fascinating pieces of technology and software push boundaries that allow us to be the advanced society we are today. Thank you to Dr. Hawkins and all African-American inventors for your contributions to society.

(http://web.mit.edu/invent/iow/AAweek4.html)