Ernst Weber (engineer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ernst Weber (engineer)

engineer

Date of Birth: 06-Sep-1901

Place of Birth: Vienna, Austria

Date of Death: 16-Feb-1996

Profession: engineer, university teacher

Nationality: United States, Austria

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

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 New York University Tandon School of Engineering, 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).