Harry Goldstein

Minneapolis

Acting Editor in Chief at IEEE Spectrum

Editor @IEEESpectrum

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Could Robots Save Lives on Dairy Farms? Discover How Technology is Transforming a Dangerous Industry

2 weeks ago | spectrum.ieee.org | Harry Goldstein

I come from dairy-farming stock. My grandfather, the original Harry Goldstein, owned a herd of dairy cows and a creamery in Louisville, Ky., that bore the family name. One fateful day in early April 1944, Harry was milking his cows when a heavy metallic part of his homemade milking contraption—likely some version of the then-popular Surge Bucket Milker—struck him in the abdomen, causing a blood clot that ultimately led to cardiac arrest and his subsequent demise a few days later, at the age of 48.
How Digital Archivists Are Saving Public Information from the Memory Hole

1 month ago | spectrum.ieee.org | Harry Goldstein

In the three decades since Brewster Kahle spun up the nonprofit Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine, it has scaled up to include government websites and datasets—many of which are essential to the engineering and scientific communities.
The Coming Quantum Boom: A New Industry A Century In The Making

1 month ago | cyberera.com.ng | Harry Goldstein

Quantum Tech Isn’t Just About Going Smaller—It’s About Doing The ImpossibleBy Harry GoldsteinWhy build an industry around a scale that cuts across established verticals? This question occurred to me on a long flight to Paris, to attend the opening ceremony of the 2025 International Year of Quantum Science and Technology (IYQ), at UNESCO headquarters last month. I was part of an IEEE delegation led by 2025 IEEE President Kathleen Kramer.
A New Industry a Century in the Making

2 months ago | msn.com | Harry Goldstein

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Why Quantum Engineering Is Emerging as a Distinct Industrial Sector

2 months ago | spectrum.ieee.org | Harry Goldstein

Why build an industry around a scale that cuts across established verticals? This question occurred to me on a long flight to Paris, to attend the opening ceremony of the 2025 International Year of Quantum Science and Technology (IYQ), at UNESCO headquarters last month. I was part of an IEEE delegation led by 2025 IEEE President Kathleen Kramer.
The Coming Quantum Boom: A New Industry a Century in the Making

2 months ago | flipboard.com | Harry Goldstein

1 day agoBasically, if you look in a time mirror, you’ll see your back instead of your face. For more than 50 years, scientists theorized that an electromagnetic wave could be reflected temporally—not just spatially. • Scientists have been unable to confirm the existence of time reflection due to the amount of …
Transformer Crisis: Deepak Divan Sounds the Alarm

Jan 28, 2025 | spectrum.ieee.org | Harry Goldstein

I first became aware of the looming transformer crisis in 2022, when IEEE Spectrum contributing editor Robert N. Charette was reporting on the infrastructure improvements required to make the transition to electrical vehicles possible. Modern power grids can’t run without transformers, which step voltages up and down for distribution from power plants to power stations and on to homes and businesses.
Strategic Tech 2025: Rare Earths, Chips, and Energy

Jan 6, 2025 | spectrum.ieee.org | Harry Goldstein

Over the last year, Spectrum’s editors have noticed an emerging through line connecting several major stories: the centrality of technology to geopolitics. Last month, our cover story, done in partnership with Foreign Policy magazine, was on the future of submarine warfare. And last October, we focused on how sea drones could bolster Taiwan’s “silicon shield” strategy, which rests on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.’s domination of high-end chip manufacturing.
Patent Lawsuit Revival - IEEE Spectrum

Oct 28, 2024 | spectrum.ieee.org | Harry Goldstein

Just before this special issue on invention went to press, I got a message from IEEE senior member and patent attorney George Macdonald. Nearly two decades after I first reported on Corliss Orville “Cob” Burandt’s struggle with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the 77-year-old inventor’s patent case was being revived.
Defending Taiwan with Chips and Drones

Oct 1, 2024 | spectrum.ieee.org | Harry Goldstein

The majority of the world’s advanced logic chips are made in Taiwan, and most of those are made by one company: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC). While it seems risky for companies like Nvidia, Apple, and Google to depend so much on one supplier, for Taiwan’s leaders, that’s a feature, not a bug.