Ernst Weber

1901 - 1996  (94 years)

• Name	Ernst Weber
  Birth	6 Sep 1901	Vienna AT
  Gender	Male
  Residence	Oetz, Tyrol AT
  	Ancestral Austrian home
  Residence	New Milford CT
  	Candlewood Lake: Sonny and Ernst vacation home on lake, built in the likeness of Austrian homes
  Residence	159 Lorraine Ave, Mt Vernon NY
  	Long-time home for Sonny and Ernst
  Residence	1971	Tryon NC
  	Sonny and Ernst home until death in NC, near Hertha and Jim Flack
  Death	16 Feb 1996	Columbus, NC
  Notes	HONORS - AWARDS - The U.S. President's Certificate of Merit from President Harry S. Truman in 1948 - The AIEE Education Medal in 1960, for excellence as a teacher in science and electrical engineering, for creative contributions in research and development, for broad professional and administrative leadership and in all for a considerate approach to human relations - Eta Kappa Nu naming him an Eminent Member in 1962 - The IEEE Founders Medal in 1971, for leadership in the advancement of the electrical and electronics engineering profession in the fields of education, engineering societies, industry and government - The Microwave Career Award from the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society in 1977 -The U.S. National Medal of Science from President Ronald Reagan in 1987 - To honor him, IEEE renamed in 1996 the IEEE Engineering Leadership Recognition Award to IEEE Ernst Weber Engineering Leadership Recognition.
  Person ID	I106	Flack Genealogy
  Last Modified	30 Apr 2019

  
  

  Wife 1	Charlotte Sonya Escherich,   b. 22 Jan 1895, Graz AT d. 4 Jul 1984, Oetz, Tyrol AT (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	Aug 1936	Reno NV
  Family ID	F46	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 May 2018

  
  

  Wife 2	Irma Linter
  Marriage	1925
  Divorce	1933
  Family ID	F47	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 May 2018

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 6 Sep 1901 - Vienna AT Residence - Ancestral Austrian home - - Oetz, Tyrol AT Residence - Candlewood Lake: Sonny and Ernst vacation home on lake, built in the likeness of Austrian homes - - New Milford CT Residence - Long-time home for Sonny and Ernst - - 159 Lorraine Ave, Mt Vernon NY Marriage - Aug 1936 - Reno NV Residence - Sonny and Ernst home until death in NC, near Hertha and Jim Flack - 1971 - Tryon NC Death - 16 Feb 1996 - Columbus, NC  = Link to Google Earth
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  Ernst Weber 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 Polytechnic Institute of New York University, 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)

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		Ernst Weber, 94, Who Oversaw Polytechnic University's Growth NY Times Obituary
  		Piloting the IEEE through a Critical First Year Profile of Ernst Weber 1st President of IEEE - Spectrum Oct 1988, pages 42-44
  		James Flack I Odes for Special Events - A Ballad of Indian Head, 17 Dec 1974 - Retirement Without Vacations, ode to Royal Little on his 91st birthday - Ernst Weber 80th Birthday Celebration at the University Club, NYC, 01 Oct 1981
  		Family Secrets - on Ernst Weber's 80th birthday Celebration Bob Flack, grandson, reflects on the family perceptions of Ernst at his birthday celebration at the University Club, New York City
  		Theodor Escherich and Child-care in Vienna History and overview of Theodor Escherich compiled by Ernst Weber
  		Ernst Weber letter responding to grandson’s (Bob Flack) condolence note Handwritten letter, see matching transcription pdf file
  		Transcript of Ernst Weber letter responding to Bob Flack's condolence note Transcription of hand written letter shortly after Charlotte Sonya Weber's [Sonny] death in Austria

  
  

  Histories		Ernst Weber Profile - IEEE Press Bridger of Cultures: Ernst Weber as Researcher, Educator, and Statesman Profile of Ernst Weber, first president of the IEEE and president emeritus of Polytechnic University. For his pioneering research in electromagnetic fields, linear and nonlinear circuits, and microwave measurements, Weber was awarded the National Medal of Science by President Reagan in 1987. Throughout his life Weber worked to build bridges between different cultures: between European electrical engineering and American electrical engineering, between industry and academia, between engineering and physics, and between the AlEE and the IRE. The 1988 Oral History with Weber on the GHN contains extended discussion of his role in the early history of IEEE. The 1991 Oral History with Weber contains extended discussion of his education, and his career as an engineer and educator.
  		A Brief History of the Family of Sonja Escherich-Eisenmenger-Weber Sonya Weber's history as retold by her husband Ernst Weber and privately printed for the family by M.A. DESIGNS, Tryon, NC

  
  

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  Sonny & Ernst Weber Oetz, Austria 1949