Heinrich Emil Weber

Heinrich Emil Weber (born March 22, 1907 in Bern , † August 10, 1997 ) was a Swiss electrical engineer and university professor .

Heinrich Emil Weber attended the canton school at Burggraben in St. Gallen and graduated from the ETH Zurich with a degree in electrical engineering. From 1929 to 1930 he was assistant to Ernst Meissner at the Institute for Technical Mechanics at ETH Zurich. He then carried out studies for the International Standard Electric Corporation. From 1931 to 1948 he worked in the research institute of the Swiss PTT in Bern . As a first lieutenant in the engineering officers of the Swiss Army , Weber was involved in the development of the New Machine , which was developed as an improvement on the Enigma-K during the Second World War and then built in series. In 1948 he joined the Institute for Low Current Technology at ETH Zurich. From 1950 he was full professor for telecommunications technology there . In this role he shaped a generation of students and doctoral candidates in this field. His doctoral students included Fritz Eggimann , André Jaecklin , George S. Moschytz and Albert Schenkel. From 1951 Weber was a member of the Federal Commission for Electrical Systems.

He retired in 1973 .

Honors

The Swiss Electrotechnical Association SEV (today Electrosuisse ) made him an honorary member in 1969

He was also named an IEEE Fellow in 1971 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers for his services .

Individual evidence

↑ Professors at ETHZ . ETH History (list until 2005), accessed on March 28, 2019
↑ Walter Schmid: The Nema cipher machine. Third edition, Hombrechtikon 2005, p. 75. Typescript
^ ^A ^b Martin Baumann: On the death of Professor Heinrich Weber. Obituary in SEV-Nachrichten, Bulletin ASE / UCS 19/97, p. 66
^ Weber, Heinrich Emil. In: Swiss Biographical Archive . Volume 4. International publications, Zurich 1954.

personal data
SURNAME	Weber, Heinrich Emil
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Swiss electrical engineer and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH	March 22, 1907
PLACE OF BIRTH	Bern
DATE OF DEATH	August 10, 1997

[1] Professors at ETHZ . ETH History (list until 2005), accessed on March 28, 2019

[2] Walter Schmid: The Nema cipher machine. Third edition, Hombrechtikon 2005, p. 75. Typescript

[SEV-3] A ^b Martin Baumann: On the death of Professor Heinrich Weber. Obituary in SEV-Nachrichten, Bulletin ASE / UCS 19/97, p. 66

[4] Weber, Heinrich Emil. In: Swiss Biographical Archive . Volume 4. International publications, Zurich 1954.