Background
Kantor, Gideon was born on March 30, 1925 in Vienna, Austria. Son of Samuel and Irma (Gelbkopf) Kantor.
Kantor, Gideon was born on March 30, 1925 in Vienna, Austria. Son of Samuel and Irma (Gelbkopf) Kantor.
Bachelor of Electrical Engineering, New York University, 1948. Master of Electrical Engineering, Polytechnic University New York, 1950. PhDEE, Cornell University, 1964.
Research associate Microwave Research Institute, Brooklyn, 1950-1956. Electrical engineer General Electric Corporation, Ithaca, New York, 1955-1956. Research physicist Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratory, Bedford, Massachusetts, 1959-1966.
Senior staff scientist Alloy Valves and Control Corporation, Lowell, 1966-1968. Technical staff member MITRE Corporation, Bedford, 1968-1972. Research physicist Food and Drug Administration, Rockville, Maryland, since 1972.
Private United States Army, 1943-1945. Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Southeastern area chairman Region 2 since 1986, chairman Washington section 1976-1977, Centennial medal 1984). Member Microwave Theory and Techniques Society of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (senior member, chairman 1977-1978, engineering medicine and biology), Antennas and Propagation Society of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (senior member, chairman 1970-1971, 82-83), Sigma Xi (president Food and Drug Administration chapter 1984-1985).
Married Francoise Melat, June 24, 1967. Children: Eric, Philip.