Rudolf Kompfner

Physicist

Birthday May 16, 1909

Birth Sign Taurus

Birthplace Austria

DEATH DATE Dec 3, 1977 (68)

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About

Engineer and physicist who invented the traveling-wave tube (TWT). He received the National Medal of Science in 1974 for his invention.

Before Fame

He was initially going to become an architect but had a love for electronics and physics.

Trivia

He was recruited to work for the British army during World War II on a secret microwave vacuum tube research program.

Family Life

He moved to England due to antisemitism and resided in Stanford, California until his death.

Associated With

He was a contemporary of fellow Austrian physicist Wolfgang Pauli.