In 1929, the Institute of Radio Engineers (IRE) selected George W. Pierce (Fig. 1) as the recipient of its Medal of Honor. He was honored for his research on crystal detectors and applications of piezoelectricity and magnetostriction. The award citation also mentioned "his instructional leadership as a teacher and as a writer of important texts." He earlier had served as president of the IRE in 1918 and 1919, becoming the only person to serve a two-year term in its 50-year existence. He was known as a meticulous experimenter who designed his instruments for maximum precision. During his career, he received 53 patents and authored three books and about 30 scientific papers.
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机译：1929年，无线电工程师协会（IRE）选择乔治·W·皮尔斯（George W. Pierce）（图1）为其荣誉勋章的获得者。他因在晶体探测器以及压电性和磁致伸缩应用方面的研究而倍受荣誉。该奖项的引用还提到“他作为重要人物的老师和作家的教学领导能力”。他在1918年和1919年曾担任IRE的总裁，成为IRE成立50年以来唯一担任两年任期的人。他以细致的实验者而闻名，他以最高的精度设计了他的仪器。在他的职业生涯中，他获得了53项专利，并撰写了三本书和约30篇科学论文。
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