Walter Heimann
Walter Heimann (born March 17, 1908 in Dauborn near Limburg an der Lahn , † September 10, 1981 in Wiesbaden ) was a German pioneer of television technology.
Life
After completing his electrical engineering studies at the Technical University of Darmstadt at the end of 1931, the young engineer Walter Heimann began investigating cathode ray tubes at the AEG research institute in Berlin-Reinickendorf . In May 1933 he was with a dissertation "On the frequency dependence of the Braun tube with gas concentration" at the Technical University in Berlin-Charlottenburg to the doctor engineering doctorate and joined the Research Institute of the German Reich post in Berlin one. Here he dealt in particular with the development of tubes for television purposes. He succeeded in developing the first German iconoscope . As early as the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, a television camera of the Deutsche Reichspost equipped with it enabled live television broadcasts. In 1942 Heimann received his habilitation at the University of Heidelberg . At the end of 1944 he was appointed honorary professor here. After the German collapse in 1945, the scientist, senior postmaster and head of the high vacuum laboratory of the Deutsche Reichspost, faced the need to build a new life. In the postal administration there was no possibility for further scientific work. He turned down several offers to become scientifically active in the USA and moved to Wiesbaden with some former employees in order to set up a research facility in his home country. On April 1, 1946, he founded Heimann GmbH. At the beginning of 1970 he retired from the company.
In 1968 Walter Heimann was made an honorary member of the Television and Cinema Technology Society and in 1977 was awarded the Richard Theile Medal for outstanding performance in the field of television.
Until his death, Heimann continued to research in a laboratory set up especially for him.
His company
Walter Heimann called his company "Physikalisch-Technische Werkstätten" and at the same time indicated that he wanted to produce something. The scientist became an entrepreneur. At the beginning of 1970 his company was renamed Heimann GmbH.
Heimann found a way to withdraw from active business life and to be able to ensure that his life's work is preserved: A merger with a majority stake in Siemens AG was finally agreed with effect from January 1, 1970. From then on, the development potentials of both companies were progressive mainly dedicated to the field of television recording technology.
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Heimann, Walter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German pioneer of television technology |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 17, 1908 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dauborn |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 10, 1981 |
| Place of death | Wiesbaden |