Otto Herbert Schmitt papers 1901-1998

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Otto Herbert Schmitt papers 1901-1998

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The collection contains the papers of Otto H. Schmitt, professor emeritus of physics and electrical engineering at the University of Minnesota. Materials include professional and personal correspondence, research materials, speeches and presentations, and published and unpublished articles. Schmitt was best known as the founder of the field of biomimetics and his invention of the "Schmitt Trigger" in 1938. He was also heavily involved in research in the field of physiology, held more than 60 patents and published over 200 articles during his academic tenure.

73 boxes (74.55 cubic feet)

University of Minnesota Libraries. University Archives [uarc]

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National Institutes of Health (U.S.)

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Schmitt, Otto Herbert, 1913-

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Otto Herbert Arnold Schmitt, B.A. (1934), Ph.D. in physics, mathematics and zoology (1937), Washington University (St. Louis, MO). National research fellow (1937-1938) and Halley Steward research fellow (1938-1939), University College (London, England). Joined University of Minnesota faculty as instructor in zoology in 1939. Promoted to associate professor in 1941 and full professor in 1949. Best known for his invention of the Schmitt trigger (1938); research in the areas of magnetic fields, bio...

Schmitt, Francis Otto, 1903-1995

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Molecular biologist (1903-1995). Schmitt received his bachelor's degree in 1924 and his Ph.D. in physiology in 1927 from Washington University. He served on the faculty of the university's Zoology department from1929 to 1941, when he was recruited by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to head its microbiology department and where he established the first U.S. center for electron microscopy. In 1962 Schmitt established the Neurosciences Research Program at the American Academy of Arts and ...

United States. Office of Scientific Research and Development

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