Harry Conway is an American historian, inventor, educator, and author.He is a co-inventor of wireless simultaneous interpretation technology.
Background
Harry Conway was born on February 3, 1927 in Leipzig, Germany. Son of Hermann (in business) and Eugenie (Chwat) Calmanowitz. Harry spent much of his childhood under the Nazi regime of German dictator Adolf Hitler, during years that saw increasing restriction on and threat to his Jewish family. Finally, after the event known as Kristallnacht Conway’s family fled the country. Conway sojourned in several countries, including Italy and Switzerland. Then Conway eventually immigrated to the United States and became a citizen.
Education
Conway received a B.A. degree from Mackenzie College, then received a B.S. and a M.E. degree from Mackenzie University (now Mackenzie Presbyterian University). After that he attended Harvard University and Yale University.
Career
As a young man in America, Conway let his interest in languages lead him to become the co-inventor of wireless simultaneous interpretation technology. Conway became the chief executive officer of Round Hill IVC, Inc. in Greenwich in 1954, and continued in this endeavor until his retirement in 1987. Conway has served on the Council for Economic Development, Council on Latin America, and Council on International Relations in New York; and with the International Chamber of Commerce in Washington, DC. He has also lectured at Harvard University.
Achievements
Conway invented wireless simultaneous interpretation technology (this technology is similar to that in use at the United Nations building in New York, except that it is portable and wireless, allowing fast and relatively easy installation). He was also an honorary member of the World Seapower Symposium of the Naval War College in Newport.
