Background
Ash, Eric Albert was born on January 31, 1928 in Berlin. Arrived in England, 1938. Son of Walter Jacob and Dorothea Cecily (Schwarz) Ash.
Ash, Eric Albert was born on January 31, 1928 in Berlin. Arrived in England, 1938. Son of Walter Jacob and Dorothea Cecily (Schwarz) Ash.
Bachelor of Science, Imperial College, 1948. Diploma, Imperial College, 1950. Doctor of Philosophy, Imperial College, 1952.
Doctor of Science, University London, 1972. Doctorate (honorary), University Leicester, 1987. Doctorate (honorary), Institute National Polytechnic Grenoble, 1987.
Doctorate (honorary), University Aston, 1987. Doctorate (honorary), University Edinburgh, 1988. Doctorate (honorary), Polytech.
University New York, 1988. Doctorate (honorary), University Westminster, 1992. Doctorate (honorary), University Sussex, 1993.
Doctorate (honorary), University Glasgow, 1994. Doctorate (honorary), Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1994. Doctorate (honorary), University Warwich, 1997.
Doctorate (honorary), City University of Hong Kong, 1998. Doctorate (honorary), NTU Singapore, 2002.
Research assistant Stanford (California) University, 1952-1954. Research engineer Licentiate of Sacred Theology (now named BNR), Harlow Essex, England, 1954-1963. Rector Imperial College of Science Technology-Medicine, London, 1985-1993.
From senior lecturer to reader to professor department electrical engineering University College London, 1963-1980, Pender professor, head of department, 1980-1985, research professor department physics, 1993—1997. International board directors Bosch Company, Germany, AMP Company.
Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Institution of Electrical Engineers (president 1987-1988), Royal Society (treas and vice president 1997-1902), National Academy Engineering, Royal Academy Engineering, Institute Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences (foreign).
Married Clare Mosher Babb, May 30, 1954. Children: Gillian, Cany, Lucy, Emily, Jenny.