Background
Gummel, Hermann Karl was born on July 6, 1923 in Hannover, Germany. Son of Johannes and Charlotte (Elgeti) Gummel. came to the United States, 1953.
laboratory administrator physicist
Gummel, Hermann Karl was born on July 6, 1923 in Hannover, Germany. Son of Johannes and Charlotte (Elgeti) Gummel. came to the United States, 1953.
Master of Science, Syracuse University, 1952. Doctor of Philosophy, Syracuse University, 1957. Diploma in Physics, Philipps University, Marburg-Lahn, 1952.
Member technical staff, Bell Telephone Labs, Murray Hill, New Jersey, 1957-1962; supervisor, Bell Telephone Labs, Murray Hill, New Jersey, 1962-1967; department head, Bell Telephone Labs, Murray Hill, New Jersey, 1967-1982; assistant director, Bell Telephone Labs, Murray Hill, New Jersey, 1982-1984; director, American Telephone & Telegraph Company Bell Labs, Murray Hill, New Jersey, 1984-1986; retired, consultant, American Telephone & Telegraph Company Bell Labs, Murray Hill, New Jersey.
Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (David Sarnoff award 1983, Guillemin-Cauer prize paper award Circuits and Systems Society 1977, Technology Achievement award Circuit and Systems Society 1990, Golden Jubilee medal 2000, Third Millennium medal 2000). Member American Physical Society, National Academy Engineering, Sigma Xi.
Married Erika Ilse Reich, August 31, 1952. Children— Monica Ruth, Margaret Grace.