Gabor, Dennis, 1900-1979

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Gabor (1900-1979) held over 100 patents and won the 1971 Nobel prize for physics for his invention of holography. He also corresponded with numerous persons who shared his interest in futurism.

From the description of Correspondence, 1961-1969. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 31179190

Born, 1900, Hungary; studied mechanical engineering at Joseph Technical High School, Budapest, 1918-1921, and Electrical Engineering Department, Technische Hochschule, Berlin, 1921-1924; awarded Diplom-Arbeit, 1924; awarded PhD, 1927; Research associate, German Research Association for High Voltage Plants, 1926-1927; Research engineer, Siemens and Halske AG, Berlin-Siemensstadt, 1927-1933; Research engineer, British Thomson Houston Company, Rugby, 1934-1948; Reader in Electron Physics, Imperial College, 1948-1958; elected Fellow of the Royal Society, 1956; Professor of Applied Electron Physics, Imperial College, 1958-1967; Senior Research Fellow, Imperial College, 1967-1976; Professor Emeritus, Imperial College, 1967-1979; Staff Scientist, CBS Laboratories, Stamford, Connecticut, USA, 1967-1979; CBE, 1970; Nobel prize in Physics, 1971; inventor of holography; died, 1979. Publications: Electron Optics ... A lecture (Reprinted from "Electronic Engineering.") [1943]; The Electron Microscope (Electronic Engineering, London, 1948, second edition); Electronic Inventions and their Impact on Civilization (Inaugural lecture as Professor of Applied Electronic Physics) Imperial College of Science and Technology (London, 1959); Inventing the Future (Secker & Warburg, London, 1963); The Mature Society (London, Secker and Warburg, 1972); The proper priorities of science and technology (Southampton, University of Southampton, 1972); scientific papers on electrical transients, gas discharges, electron dynamics, communication theory and physical optics.

From the guide to the GABOR, Professor Dennis (1900-1979), 1911-1985, (Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine)

Reader, later Professor of Electron Physics, Imperial College, London, 1948-1967; subsequently Senior Research Fellow.

From the description of Papers, 1904-1985. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82863610

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referencedIn Papers and correspondence of Douglas Richard Chick, 1921-1978 Institution of Engineering and Technology
referencedIn Claude Elwood Shannon Papers, 1932-1995, (bulk 1938-1989) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Gabor, Dennis, 1900-1979. Correspondence, 1968, from Lewis Mumford. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn MCGEE, Professor James Dwyer (1903-1987), 1937-1979 Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine
creatorOf Leith, Emmett N. Emmett N. Leith papers, 1960s-1990s. Bentley Historical Library
creatorOf Gabor, Dennis, 1900-1979. Correspondence, 1961-1969. Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
referencedIn Price, Peter J. 1924-. History of radar use in World War II, 1997-2006. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library
creatorOf GABOR, Professor Dennis (1900-1979), 1911-1985 Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine
referencedIn The Koestler Archive & Other Papers Relating to Arthur Koestler, 1939-1993 Edinburgh University Library
creatorOf Gabor, Dennis, 1900-1979. Papers, 1904-1985. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library
creatorOf Gabor, Dennis, 1900-1979. Letters, 1966-1971, to Lewis Mumford. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn Caulfield, H. J. (Henry John), 1936-. Oral history interview with H. John Caulfield, 2003 January 21. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library
creatorOf Gabor, Dr. Dennis. Gabor, Dr. Dennis : [photography bio file]. Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library
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associatedWith Blackett Patrick Maynard Stuart 1897-1974 person
associatedWith Born Max 1882-1970 person
associatedWith Burch Cecil Reginald 1901-1983 person
associatedWith Calder, Nigel. person
associatedWith Caulfield, H. J. (Henry John), 1936- person
associatedWith Cazes, Bernard, 1927- person
associatedWith Cherry, Colin. person
associatedWith Clarke, Arthur C. (Arthur Charles), 1917-2008 person
associatedWith Columbia Broadcasting System corporateBody
associatedWith Darwin Sir Charles Galton 1887-1962 person
associatedWith Douglas Richard Chick, 1924-1978 person
associatedWith Efremov, Ivan Antonovich, 1907-1972. person
associatedWith Ernst Morris Leopold 1888-1976 person
associatedWith Giffard John Anthony Hardinge 1908-2000 3rd Earl of Halsbury person
associatedWith Goldmark Peter Carl 1906 person
associatedWith Goodman, Gerald S. person
associatedWith Great Britain Foreign Office corporateBody
associatedWith Hartley Sir Harold Brewer 1878-1972 person
associatedWith Helmer-Hirschberg, Olaf. person
associatedWith Imperial College of Science and Technology corporateBody
associatedWith Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine corporateBody
associatedWith Institute for the Future. corporateBody
associatedWith Jackson Willis 1904-1970 person
associatedWith Janne, Henri. person
associatedWith King, Simon. person
associatedWith Koestler Arthur 1905-1983 person
associatedWith Leith, Emmett N. person
associatedWith Malone, Adrian. person
associatedWith McGee, James Dwyer, 1903-1987 person
associatedWith Michael, Donald N. person
associatedWith Miller, David C. person
associatedWith Milner Samuel Roslington 1875-1958 person
associatedWith Mumford, Lewis, 1895-1990. person
associatedWith Nef, John U. (John Ulric), 1899-1988. person
associatedWith Nobel Foundation corporateBody
associatedWith Pauling, Linus, 1901-1994. person
associatedWith Peccei, Aurelio. person
associatedWith Peierls Sir Rudolf Ernst 1907-1995 person
associatedWith Polanyi Michael 1891-1976 person
associatedWith Popper Sir Karl Raimund 1902-1994 person
associatedWith Prehoda, Robert W. person
associatedWith Price, Peter J. 1924- person
associatedWith Priestley John Boynton 1894-1984 person
correspondedWith Shannon, Claude Elwood, 1916-2001. person
associatedWith Shockley, William, 1910- person
associatedWith Shonfield, Andrew, 1917-1981. person
associatedWith Sutherland, Gordon Brims Black McIvor, Sir, 1907-1980. person
associatedWith Sykes, Gerald, 1903- person
associatedWith Waelder, Robert. person
associatedWith Warren Sir Henry William Hugh 1891-1961 person
associatedWith Whipple, Richard O. person
associatedWith Wiener, Norbert, 1894-1964. person
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Nobel Prizes
Nuclear power plants
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Optics
Plasma (Physics)
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Birth 1900-06-05

Death 1979-02-09

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