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Archival as AuthorArchival as SubjectPublished as AuthorPublished as SubjectDennis Gabor
Dates
June 5, 1900 – February 8, 1979
Authorized Form of Name
Gabor, Dennis, 1900-1979
Additional Forms of Names
Dénes, Gábor, 1900-1979
Gabor, D. (Dennis), 1900-1979
Gábor, Dénes, 1900-1979
Biography
Abstract
Dennis Gabor was an optical physicist at the Imperial College of London. He was awarded the 1971 Nobel Prize in Physics "for his invention and development of the holographic method."
Important Dates
June 5, 1900Birth, Budapest (Hungary).
1924Obtained BSc in Electrical Engineering, Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin (Germany).
1927Obtained PhD in Electrical Engineering, Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin (Germany).
1927Researcher, Siemens & Halske AG.
1934Inventor, British Thomson-Houston Co., Rugby, Warwickshire (England).
1949 – 1967Reader in Electronics and Professor of Applied Electron Physics, Imperial College of Science & Technology, London (England).
1950 – 1953Researcher, AEI Research Laboratory, Aldermaston (England).
1956Fellow, Royal Society.
1963Wrote "Inventing the Future".
1964Honorable Member, Hungarian Academy of Sciences (Magya Tudományos Akadémia).
1964Awarded Honorary DSc, University of London.
1967Awarded Thomas Young Medal, Physical Society of London.
1967Awarded Cristoforo Colombo Prize, International Institution of Communications.
1968Awarded the Albert Michelson Medal, Franklin Institute.
1968Awarded Rumford Medal, Royal Society.
1970Awarded honorary DSc, University of Southampton, Southampton (England).
1970Awarded Medal of Honor, Institution of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE).
1970Wrote "Innovations".
1971Awarded honorary DSc, Technological University Delft (Technische Universiteit Delft), Delft (Netherlands).
1971Awarded Priz Holweck Prize, French Physical Society.
1971Awarded Nobel Prize in Physics "for his invention and development of the holographic method".
1972Wrote "The Mature Society".
February 8, 1979Death, London (England).
Occupation
Optical physicist.
Places
Birth
Undergraduate Education
Graduate Education
Employment
Death
Subjects
Optical physics and engineering.
Relationships
People
Family
Gabor, Adrienne
Mother.
Gabor, Bertalan
Father.
Gabor, Marjorie Louise
Wife.
Advisors & Collaborators
Orlich, Ernst, 1868-1935
PhD advisor at Technische Universität Berlin.
Additional
Caulfield, H. J. (Henry John), 1936-
Rogers, G. L. (Gordon Leonard), 1916-
Institutions
Major Positions
Associated Electrical Industries
Researcher.
Imperial College of Science and Technology
Reader in Electronics and Professor of Applied Electron Physics.
Siemens Research Laboratories
Researcher, Siemens & Halske AG.
Thomson-Houston Electric Company
Inventor.
Professional Activities & Affiliations
Franklin Institute (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Awarded 1968 Albert Michelson Medal.
IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society
Awarded 1970 Medal of Honor.
Magyar Tudományos Akadémia
Honorable Member.
Physical Society (Great Britain)
Awarded 1967 Thomas Young Medal.
Royal Society (Great Britain)
Fellow and awarded 1968 Rumford Medal.
Société française de physique
Awarded 1971 Priz Holweck Prize.
Technische Universität Berlin
Obtained BSc in Electrical Engineering (1924) and PhD in Electrical Engineering (1927).
Technische Universiteit Delft
Honorary DSc (1971).
University of London
Honorary DSc (1964).
University of Southampton
Honorary DSc (1970).
Resources
Archival Resources
Author
Dennis Gabor correspondence, 1961-1969.
American Heritage Center
University of Wyoming
Dept. 3924, 1000 E. University Avenue, Laramie, WY 82071, USA
Dennis Gabor letters, 1961-1974.
Henry E. Huntington Library
1151 Oxford Road, San Marino, CA 91108, USA
Dennis Gabor papers, 1904-1985.
Imperial College Archives
Imperial College of Science and Technology
London SW7 2AZ, England
Dennis Gabor papers, 1962-1979.
Museum of Holography
New York, NY, USA
Subject
C. P. Snow collection, 1931-1980.
Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
University of Texas at Austin
P.O. Drawer 7219, Austin, TX 78713-7219, USA
Gordon L. Rogers papers, 1936-1980.
Library
Science Museum (Great Britain)
Imperial College Road, London SW7 5NH, England, UK
History of radar use in World War II, 1997-2006.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Oral history interview with H. John Caulfield, 2003 January 21.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Published Resources
Author
An introduction to coherent optics and holography / George W. Stroke.