Paul Eisler

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Paul Eisler (born August 3, 1907 in Vienna , † October 26, 1992 in London ) was an Austro-British engineer. He was the inventor of the printed circuit board .

Paul Eisler studied at the University of Vienna and graduated in 1930 as an engineer . During his studies he worked as an editor for a magazine and thus also dealt with printing technology . Eisler, who was of Jewish origin, emigrated to London in 1936 . Here he experimented with printed circuits and applied for his first patent in 1936. However, Eisler did not succeed in finding an industrial user for his technology. He was told at the English radio producer Plessey : "Our girls [in assembly] are cheaper and more flexible."

In 1939 Eisler met Harold V. Strong , the wealthy owner of a printing company, who saw Eisler's invention as an opportunity to enter the armaments industry. Eisler gave him the rights to his invention for one British pound sterling , but the invention could not prevail in Great Britain. In February 1943 Eisler applied for the patent 639,178 “Manufacture of Electric Circuits and Circuit Components” in London, from where it was routinely reported to the American Bureau of Standards .

When a proximity fuse for anti-aircraft projectiles was developed in the USA in the early 1940s, Eisler's invention was used there and it was made ready for series production. Thus the circuit board began its global triumph from America. Strong's company Technograph - on whose board of directors Eisler temporarily worked - could not enforce their patents and had so little share in the success.

Paul Eisler left Technograph in 1957 and worked as a freelancer. He lived in London until his death.

literature

  • Kluger, Reinhard: The printed progress came from Europe . Elektronikpraxis 14/2006, p. 72f. ( Online version )
  • Eisler, Paul: My Life with the Printed Circuit . Bethlehem: Lehigh University Press, 1989, ISBN 0-934223-04-1
  • Eisler, Paul: Printed circuits . Foil etching technology. Munich: Hanser, 1961.

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personal data
SURNAME Eisler, Paul
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austro-British engineer
DATE OF BIRTH August 3, 1907
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna
DATE OF DEATH October 26, 1992
Place of death London