Recent Publications
Recent publications are listed in reverse chronological order, in all areas
of interest. This list includes books, published papers, unpublished papers,
unpublished memoranda and other items, invited talks, and other presentations.
For earlier publications, see these lists:
through 1959
1960–1969
1970–1979
1980–1989
1990–1999
2000–2009
2010–2019
2020–2029
2021
- Mark Marder and Paul Penfield, Jr.,
Chair, “History Committee,” News and Views, First Parish Church in Weston,
Weston, Massachusetts; p. 27, February 7, 2021.
- Paul Penfield, Jr.,
and Ray LaFrance, Chair, “Communications Committee,” News and Views,
First Parish Church in Weston, Weston, Massachusetts; p. 26, February 7, 2021.
- Dirk Coburn, Robert Gill, Mary Menino,
Paul Penfield,
Camille Schmidek, and Larry Coburn, Chair,
“Partner Church (Torda) Subcommittee Report,” News and Views,
First Parish Church in Weston, Weston, Massachusetts; p. 18, February 7, 2021.
2020
- Paul Penfield Jr.,
“Rapid repair of rail trail graffiti,” The Weston Town Crier, Vol. 146,
No. 40, Weston, Massachusetts; pp. A1, A3; October 1, 2020.
- Joel Angiolillo, Gail Palmer, and Paul Penfield Jr.,
“Rail trail etiquette to protect each other,” Letter to the Editor,
The Weston Town Crier, Vol. 146, No. 31, Weston, Massachusetts; p. B3; July 30, 2020.
- Paul Penfield Jr.,
“Things to know before going out on trails,” The Weston Town Crier, Vol. 146,
No. 19, Weston, Massachusetts; pp. A1, A6; May 7, 2020.
- Paul Penfield Jr.,
“Fun on local rail trail,” The Wayland Town Crier, Vol. 146,
No. 9, Wayland, Massachusetts; pp. A1, A6; February 27, 2020.
- Paul Penfield Jr.,
“Fun on local rail trail,” The Weston Town Crier, Vol. 146,
No. 9, Weston, Massachusetts; pp. A1, B5; February 27, 2020.
- Paul Penfield, Jr.,
“History Committee,” News and Views, First Parish Church in Weston,
Weston, Massachusetts; February 2, 2020.
- Paul Penfield, Jr.,
and Ray LaFrance, “Communications Committee,” News and Views,
First Parish Church in Weston, Weston, Massachusetts; February 2, 2020.
- Dirk Coburn, Robert Gill, Mary Menino,
Paul Penfield,
Camille Schmidek, and Larry Coburn,
“Partner Church (Torda) Subcommittee Report,” News and Views,
First Parish Church in Weston, Weston, Massachusetts; February 2, 2020.
2019
- ---,
“New rail trail is open for business!,” The Wayland Town Crier, Vol. 145,
No. 43, Wayland, Massachusetts; p. B1; October 24, 2019.
- Paul Penfield Jr.,
“New rail trail is open for business!,” The Weston Town Crier, Vol. 145,
No. 43, Weston, Massachusetts; p. B1; October 24, 2019.
- Larry R. Kiernan and
Paul Penfield Jr.,
“Grand opening schedule,” The Wayland Town Crier, Vol. 145,
No. 41, Wayland, Massachusetts; pp. A1, A3; October 10, 2019.
- Larry R. Kiernan and
Paul Penfield Jr.,
“Grand opening schedule,” The Weston Town Crier, Vol. 145,
No. 41, Weston, Massachusetts; pp. A1, A3; October 10, 2019.
- Paul Penfield Jr.,
“Finding long shadows on the new rail trail,” The Wayland Town Crier, Vol. 145,
No. 40, Wayland, Massachusetts; pp. A1, A10; October 3, 2019.
- Paul Penfield Jr.,
“Finding long shadows on the new rail trail,” The Weston Town Crier, Vol. 145,
No. 40, Weston, Massachusetts; pp. A1, A10; October 3, 2019.
- Paul Penfield Jr.,
“Grand opening of rail trail,” The Wayland Town Crier, Vol. 145,
No. 38, Wayland, Massachusetts; pp. A1, A3; September 19, 2019.
- Paul Penfield Jr.,
“Grand opening of rail trail,” The Weston Town Crier, Vol. 145,
No. 38, Weston, Massachusetts; pp. A1, A3; September 19, 2019.
- Paul Penfield,
“Out on the Rail Trail,” Trail Markers, Weston Forest and Trail
Association, Weston, Massachusetts; p. 8; Spring 2019.
- Paul Penfield Jr.,
“Cleaning up Rail Trail,” The Weston Town Crier, Vol. 145,
No. 17, Weston, Massachusetts; pp. A1, A10; April 25, 2019.
- Paul Penfield Jr.,
“More work on rail trail,” The Weston Town Crier, Vol. 145,
No. 15, Weston, Massachusetts; pp. A1, B1; April ll, 2019.
- Paul Penfield, Jr.,
“History Committee,” News and Views, First Parish Church in Weston,
Weston, Massachusetts; February 3, 2019.
- Paul Penfield, Jr.,
and Ray LaFrance,
“Communications Committee,” News and Views, First Parish Church in Weston,
Weston, Massachusetts; February 3, 2019.
- Dirk Coburn, Mary Menino,
Paul Penfield,
Camille Schmidek, and Larry Coburn,
“Partner Church Subcommittee,” News and Views, First Parish Church in Weston,
Weston, Massachusetts; February 3, 2019.
- Paul Penfield Jr.,
“Weston lands $57K grant for rail trail,” The Milford Daily News,
Milford, Massachusetts;
Online;
posted January 27, 2019 at 12:01 AM.
- Paul Penfield Jr.,
“Weston lands $57K grant for rail trail,” The Herald News,
Fall River, Massachusetts;
Online;
posted January 27, 2019 at 12:01 AM.
- Paul Penfield Jr.,
“Weston lands $57K grant for rail trail,” Marblehead Reporter,
Marblehead, Massachusetts;
Online;
posted January 27, 2019 at 12:01 AM.
- Paul Penfield Jr.,
“Weston lands $57K grant for rail trail,” Taunton Daily Gazette,
Taunton, Massachusetts;
Online;
posted January 27, 2019 at 12:01 AM.
- Paul Penfield Jr.,
“Funding for Central Rail Trail,” The Weston Town Crier, Vol. 145,
No. 4, Weston, Massachusetts; pp. A1, A8; January 24, 2019.
2018
- Vee Brooks, Marcy Dorna, Alan Day, Terry Eastman, Adrienne Giske,
Leslie Glynn (candidate for Planning Board), Pam Gossman, Pam Fox,
Karen and Brendan Harley, John Hennessey, Peter Lou, Becky Mixter,
Elly Pendergast,
Paul Penfield,
Jim Polando, Kathy Scadden, Susan Smick, Pam and Chick Swain,
Deborah Topper, Nancy Vescuso, Fred Woodside, and Greg Zacharis,
“Vote ‘no’ on Article 20,” The Weston Town Crier,
Vol. 144, No. 18, Weston, Massachusetts; p. A11; May 3, 2018.
- Paul Penfield Jr.,
Phyllis Halpern, and R. Richard Conard,
“Checklist, Treasures of the Trail,”
Weston Historical Society Bulletin, Weston Historical Society, Weston,
Massachusetts, Vol. XLIX, No. 1, pp. 30–31; Spring, 2018.
Fresh copy.
- Paul Penfield Jr.,
Phyllis Halpern, and R. Richard Conard,
“Field Guide to the Treasures of the Trail,”
Weston Historical Society Bulletin, Weston Historical Society, Weston,
Massachusetts, Vol. XLIX, No. 1, pp. 32–59; Spring, 2018.
- Paul Penfield Jr.,
“What’s next?,”
Weston Historical Society Bulletin, Weston Historical Society, Weston,
Massachusetts, Vol. XLIX, No. 1, pp. 28–29; Spring, 2018.
- Pamela W. Fox and
Paul Penfield Jr.,
“Rail Trail Back on Track,”
Weston Historical Society Bulletin, Weston Historical Society, Weston,
Massachusetts, Vol. XLIX, No. 1, pp. 27–28; Spring, 2018.
- Dirk Coburn, Mary Menino,
Paul Penfield, Jr.,
Camille Schmidek, and Larry Coburn,
“Partner Church Committee,” News and Views, First Parish Church in Weston,
Weston, Massachusetts; February 4, 2018.
- Jim Beams,
Paul Penfield, Jr.,
and Ray LaFrance,
“Communications Committee,” News and Views, First Parish Church in Weston,
Weston, Massachusetts; February 4, 2018.
2017
- Paul Penfield,
“The Tale of Tell Tales,” Waltham Land Trust Journal, Waltham Land Trust, Waltham,
MA; p. 5; Fall, 2017.
HTML.
- Paul Penfield Jr.,
“Mass Central Rail Trail: Status of Weston Section,” in session
Mass Central Rail Trail
Update, Massachusetts Trails Conference,
Leominster, MA; November 4, 2017.
Presentation.
- Paul Penfield Jr.,
“A different kind of Halloween last year,” The Weston Town Crier, Vol. 143,
No. 44, Weston, MA; pp. A1, B5; November 2, 2017.
- Paul Penfield Jr.,
“Saving history along the rail trail,” The Wayland Town Crier, Vol. 143,
No. 43, Wayland, MA; p. A5; October 26, 2017.
- Paul Penfield Jr.,
“Saving history along the rail trail,” The Weston Town Crier, Vol. 143,
No. 43, Weston, MA; p. A5; October 26, 2017.
- Paul Penfield Jr.,
“Meeting on new rail trail and park,” The Weston Town Crier, Vol. 143,
No. 47, Weston, MA; pp. A1, B7; September 14, 2017.
- Paul Penfield Jr.,
“Wayside rail trail is coming,” The Weston Town Crier, Vol. 143,
No. 36, Weston, MA; pp. A1, A10; September 7, 2017.
HTML.
- Paul Penfield Jr.,
“RECREATION: Input wanted on new rail trail,” The Weston Town Crier, Vol. 143,
No. 34, Weston, MA; pp. A1, A3; August 24, 2017.
HTML.
- Paul Penfield Jr.,
“FIRST PARISH CHURCH: Making records available to all,” The Weston Town Crier, Vol. 143,
No. 28, Weston, MA; p. A1; July 13, 2017.
- Paul Penfield Jr.,
“FIRST PERSON: Good caregiving tips,” The Weston Town Crier, Vol. 143, No. 16, Weston,
MA; p. A2; April 20, 2017.
- John McCahan, Gail Nozik, Wes Marple,
Paul Penfield, Jr.,
Elise Rockart, Ellen Touart-Grob, and Emily Hutcheson, “How Can Friends and Families Help
Caregivers?” Forum, First Parish Church in Weston, Weston, MA; March 19, 2017.
- Jim Beams, John Hennessey,
Paul Penfield, Jr., and Ray
LaFrance,
“Communications Committee,” News and Views, First Parish Church in Weston,
Weston, MA; February 5, 2017.
2016
- Tracy Carlson, John Hennessey, and
Paul Penfield, Jr.,
“Website Committee,” News and Views, First Parish Church in Weston,
Weston, MA; February 7, 2016.
2015
- Tracy Carlson, John Hennessey, and
Paul Penfield, Jr.,
“Web Site Committee,” News and Views, First Parish Church in Weston,
Weston, MA; February 1, 2015.
2014
- Paul Penfield,
“Opening Remarks,” MTL>30, Celebrating 30 Years of Microsystems
Technology at MIT, Microsystems Technology Laboratories, Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA; October 29-30, 2014.
Prepared
spoken version.
- Paul Penfield,
Jr., “The VLSI Revolution at MIT,” MIT EECS Connector,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering
and Computer Science, pp. 11-13; Spring, 2014.
Online.
PDF.
Companion
article, “MIT Reminiscences: Student years to VLSI revolution”,
by Lynn Conway.
- Paul Penfield,
Jr., “Quantum Information,” Chapter 13,
Notes
for 6.050J / 2.110J,
Information, Entropy, and Computation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Department of
Mechanical Engineering, version 1.8; May 5, 2014.
PDF.
- Paul Penfield,
Jr., “Temperature,” Chapter 12,
Notes
for 6.050J / 2.110J,
Information, Entropy, and Computation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Department of
Mechanical Engineering, version 1.8; April 28, 2014.
PDF.
- Paul Penfield,
Jr., “Energy,” Chapter 11,
Notes
for 6.050J / 2.110J,
Information, Entropy, and Computation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Department of
Mechanical Engineering, version 1.8; April 14, 2014.
PDF.
- Paul Penfield,
Jr., “Physical Systems,” Chapter 10,
Notes
for 6.050J / 2.110J,
Information, Entropy, and Computation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Department of
Mechanical Engineering, version 1.8; April 7, 2014.
PDF.
- Paul Penfield,
Jr., “Principle of Maximum Entropy,” Chapter 9,
Notes
for 6.050J / 2.110J,
Information, Entropy, and Computation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Department of
Mechanical Engineering, version 1.8; March 31, 2014.
PDF.
- Paul Penfield,
Jr., “Inference,” Chapter 8,
Notes
for 6.050J / 2.110J,
Information, Entropy, and Computation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Department of
Mechanical Engineering, version 1.8; March 24, 2014.
PDF.
- Paul Penfield,
Jr., “Processes,” Chapter 7,
Notes
for 6.050J / 2.110J,
Information, Entropy, and Computation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Department of
Mechanical Engineering, version 1.8; March 17, 2014.
PDF.
- Paul Penfield,
Jr., “Communications,” Chapter 6,
Notes
for 6.050J / 2.110J,
Information, Entropy, and Computation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Department of
Mechanical Engineering, version 1.8; March 3, 2014.
PDF.
- Paul Penfield,
Jr., “Probability,” Chapter 5,
Notes
for 6.050J / 2.110J,
Information, Entropy, and Computation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Department of
Mechanical Engineering, version 1.8; February 24, 2014.
PDF.
- Paul Penfield,
Jr., “Errors,” Chapter 4,
Notes
for 6.050J / 2.110J,
Information, Entropy, and Computation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Department of
Mechanical Engineering, version 1.8; February 10, 2014.
PDF.
- Paul Penfield,
Jr., “Compression,” Chapter 3,
Notes
for 6.050J / 2.110J,
Information, Entropy, and Computation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Department of
Mechanical Engineering, version 1.8; February 5, 2014.
PDF.
- Paul Penfield,
Jr., “Codes,” Chapter 2,
Notes
for 6.050J / 2.110J,
Information, Entropy, and Computation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Department of
Mechanical Engineering, version 1.8; February 3, 2014.
PDF.
- Tracy Carlson, John Hennessey, and
Paul Penfield, Jr.,
“Web Site Committee,” News and Views, First Parish Church in Weston,
Weston, MA; February 2, 2014.
- Paul Penfield,
Jr., “Bits,” Chapter 1,
Notes
for 6.050J / 2.110J,
Information, Entropy, and Computation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Department of
Mechanical Engineering, version 1.8; February 1, 2014.
PDF.
2013
- Paul Penfield Jr.,
“Louis D. Smullin, 1916–2009,” National Academy of
Engineering of the United States of America, Memorial Tributes, Volume 17, pp.
308–313; 2013.
text,
photograph.
- Paul Penfield,
Jr., “Preface,”
Notes
for 6.050J / 2.110J,
Information, Entropy, and Computation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Department of
Mechanical Engineering, version 1.8; November 21, 2013.
PDF.
- Paul Penfield Jr.,
“WESTON 300: The story behind ‘Land of Contention’,”
The Weston Town Crier, Vol. 139,
No. 23, Weston, Massachusetts, p. B8; June 6, 2013.
HTML.
Earlier publications:
2020–2029
2010–2019
2000–2009
1990–1999
1980–1989
1970–1979
1960–1969
through 1959
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