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Rudolf Kompfner

Rudolf Kompfner

R. Kompfner

2026-05-10

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Who is this?

Rudolf Kompfner (May 16, 1909 – December 3, 1977) was an Austrian-born inventor, physicist and architect, best known as the inventor of the traveling-wave tube (TWT).

Career

  1. 1909
    Born
  2. 1960
    Won Stuart Ballantine Medal
  3. 1960
    Won IEEE David Sarnoff Award
  4. 1968
    Member of National Academy of Sciences
  5. 1973
    Won IEEE Medal of Honor
  6. 1974
    Member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  7. 1974
    Won National Medal of Science
  8. 1974
    Won John Scott Award
  9. 1977
    Passed away

Trivia

  • •Place of birth: Vienna
  • •Citizenship: Austria, United Kingdom
  • •Known as: physicist, engineer, architect, inventor

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