Sigmund Strauss
Siegmund Strauss (born January 4, 1875 in Znojmo , Austria-Hungary ; died March 29, 1942 in New York ) was an Austrian physicist , engineer and inventor .
Life
Siegmund Strauss worked for Robert von Liebens for many years . During the First World War he was an Austrian Rittmeister and head of the aeronautical radio test department. In 1925 he founded a private research laboratory in Vienna. After Austria's annexation in 1938, he had to emigrate because of his Jewish origins and first fled to London and then went to the USA in 1940.
Strauss is considered to be the pioneer of radio technology . His inventions include a resistance amplifier and an X-ray dose counter . He discovered the feedback principle in 1912 .
literature
- Strauss Siegmund. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 13, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2007–2010,ISBN 978-3-7001-6963-5, p. 383.
- Werner Röder; Herbert A. Strauss (Ed.): International Biographical Dictionary of Central European Emigrés 1933-1945 . Volume 2.2. Saur, Munich 1983, ISBN 3-598-10089-2 , p. 1140.
- From the history of the Lieben tube - the development of a great invention. Summary of a lecture by Siegmund Strauss to the International Radio Club in 1938 . In: radio amateur. Monthly magazine for radio, sound film and television . Volume XV, March 1938, Volume 3, pp. 125ff. Vienna 1938.
Web links
- Literature by and about Sigmund Strauss in the catalog of the German National Library
- Entry on Sigmund Strauss in the Austria Forum (in the AEIOU Austria Lexicon )
- Patent AT71340 Device for generating electrical vibrations
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Strauss, Sigmund |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Strauss, Siegmund |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian physicist, engineer and inventor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 4, 1875 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Znojmo |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 29, 1942 |
| Place of death | New York City |