Ernst Weber
Scientist
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).
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Birth date | September 06, 1901 |
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Date of death | February 16, 1996 |
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Known for | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers National Academy of Engineering New York University Polytechnic School of Engineering |