Physics professor at Carnegie Mellon University (1968-1993). Received A.B. from Stanford University and Ph.D. in physics from Harvard University (1929). Before teaching at CMU, he instructed at Washington University (1935-1937), City College, New York (1937-1940), Washington State College (1940-1942), University of Chicago (1945-1951), and Texas A? Wetherill Medallion of the Franklin Institution (1959); Albert Souvenur Achievement Social Medal (1965) and Gold Medal (1974); and the Von Hippel Award (1982). Zener held memberships in the National Academy of Science and the Fellow American Physical Society. Research include the development of the Zener Diode, a voltage regulator, and ocean thermal energy conversion.
From the description of Papers, 1876-1993. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122656280
