Rudolf Kompfner
- Born: May 16, 1909 (Vienna, Austria)
- Died: December 3, 1977 (Stanford, California)
Education
- 1933: Diplom, Vienna Technical University
- 1951: DPhil, Oxford University (Physics)
Major Positions
- 1934–1936: P. D. Hepworth, Architectural Apprentice
- 1936–1941: Franey and Sons, Architect
- 1941–1946: British Admiralty, Principal Scientific Officer
- 1946–1950: British Admiralty, Distinguished Scientist
- 1951–1955: Bell Laboratories, Member, Technical Staff
- 1955–1957: Bell Laboratories, Director, Electronics Research
- 1957–1962: Bell Laboratories, Director, Electronics and Radio Research
- 1962–1973: Bell Laboratories, Associate Executive Director of Research and Communications Sciences
- 1973–1976: Oxford University, Professor of Engineering
- 1974–1977: Stanford University, Professor of Applied Physics
Selected Awards and Honors
Archival Resources
AT&T Archives and History Center, Warren, New Jersey
Stanford University Library, Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford, California
Published Resources
J. R. Pierce, "Rudolf Kompfner: 1909-1977", Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences
