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Rudolf Kompfner
Austrian-born engineer and physicist (1909-1977) · Austria · Scientists · Died at 68
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Something wrong?Rudolf Kompfner was an Austrian-born inventor, physicist and architect, best known as the inventor of the traveling-wave tube (TWT).
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1977Died3 December 19771974John Scott AwardAwardNational Medal of ScienceAward1973IEEE Medal of HonorAward1960IEEE David Sarnoff AwardAwardStuart Ballantine MedalAward1955Dennis Gabor Medal and PrizeAward1909Born16 May 1909
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Country
Austria
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1909 to 1977 · aged 68
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