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AbstractImportant DatesOccupationPlacesSubjectsRelationships
PeopleInstitutionsLewis Edelheit
Dates
August 24, 1942 – present
Authorized Form of Name
Edelheit, Lewis
Biography
Abstract
Lewis S. Edelheit was Senior Vice President for Corporate Research and Development at General Electric Company (1991-2001). Other institutional affiliations included Quantum Medical Systems. His research interests included solid state and medical physics.
Important Dates
August 24, 1942Birth, Chicago (Ill.).
1964Obtained BS, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Urbana (Ill.).
1965Obtained MS, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Urbana (Ill.).
1969Obtained PhD in Physics, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Urbana (Ill.).
1969 – 1986Physicist Corporate Research and Development Center (1969-1976); Manager, Applied Science Laboratory, GE Medical Systems (1976-1980); Manager, Computed Tomography Product Department (1980-1982); General Manger, Engineering Department (1982-1983); and General Manager, Computed Tomography Product Department (1983-1986); General Electric Company, Schenectady (N.Y.).
1986 – 1991President and Chief Executive Officer, Quantum Medical Systems.
1991 – 2001Manager, Electronic Systems Research Center (1991-1992) and Senior Vice President, Corporate Research and Development (1992-2001), General Electric Company, Schenectady (N.Y.).
2001Awarded George E. Pake Prize, American Physical Society.
Occupation
Solid state physicist.
Places
Birth
Undergraduate Education
Graduate Education
Employment
Subjects
Relationships
People
Colleagues
Both employed at General Electric Company.
Coolidge, William David, 1873-1975
Both employed at General Electric Company.
Both employed at General Electric Company.
Both employed at General Electric Company.
Both employed at General Electric Company.
Both employed at General Electric Company.
Both employed at General Electric Company.
Institutions
Major Positions
General Electric Company. Research and Development Center
Physicist; Manager, Applied Science Laboratory, GE Medical Systems; Manager, Computed Tomography Product Department; General Manger, Engineering Department; General Manager, Computed Tomography Product Department; Manager, Electronic Systems Research Center; and Senior Vice President.
Quantum Medical Systems
President and CEO.
Professional Activities & Affiliations
Received 2001 George E. Pake Prize.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Department of Physics
Obtained BS (1964), MS (1965), and PhD (1969).