Harry Rab was born in Newark, New Jersey, in 1922. After earning BS (1944) and MS (1946) degrees in mechanical engineering from Newark College of Engineering, Rab joined American Type Founders Company and worked on the design and development of the Little Giant and Chief printing presses, as well as a phototypesetting machine. From 1967 to 1974 Rab worked for the Friden division of Singer Company in Rochester, New York, on the development of its phototypesetting machines. From 1974 through his retirement in 1991 Rab taught in the School of Printing at Rochester Institute of Technology.
From the description of Harry Rab collection of Singer/Friden phototypesetting history, 1965-2011. (RIT Library). WorldCat record id: 747018083
