Ernst Weber (engineer)
| Ernst Weber | |
|---|---|
| Born |
September 6, 1901 Vienna, Austria |
| Died | February 16, 1996 (aged 94) Columbus, North Carolina |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Fields | Electrical Engineering |
| Known for | Pioneered microwave technologies, history New York University Tandon School of Engineering, first president of IEEE, co-founder NAE |
| Notable awards |
AIEE Education Medal (1960), IEEE Founders Medal (1971), National Medal of Science (1987) |
Ernst Weber (September 6, 1901 in Vienna, Austria – February 16, 1996 in Columbus, North Carolina), Austria-born American electrical engineer, was a pioneer in microwave technologies and played an important role in the history of the Polytechnic Institute of New York University, where in 1945 he founded the Microwave Research Institute (later renamed the Weber Research Institute in his honor). Weber was also the first president of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and one of the founders of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering (NAE).
Weber was born in Vienna, Austria. In 1924 he graduated with an engineering degree, and started working for the Siemens-Schuckert company as electrical engineer, initially in Vienna. In the mean time he studied further and earned two doctorates, a Ph.D. in 1926 from the University of Vienna and a Sc.D. in 1927 from the Technical University of Vienna. Early 1929 he moved to Siemens-Schuckert headquarters in Berlin, Germany and started teaching at the Technical University of Berlin.
Ernst Weber received several awards and honors, including:
Ernst Weber; Frederik Nebeker (1994). The Evolution of Electrical Engineering: A Personal Perspective. IEEE Press. ISBN .
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