Background
Weiss, Max Tibor was born on December 29, 1922 in Hajduananas, Hungary. Son of Samuel and Anna (Hornstein) Weiss. came to the United States, 1929, naturalized, 1936.
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Max Tibor Weiss
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Max Tibor Weiss, American aerospace company executive. With United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1945. Fellow American Physical Society, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Centennial medal, 1983, Fredrik Philips award, 1993), American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, American Association for the Advancement of Science; member National Academy of Engineering, Sigma Xi.
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Education
Bachelor of Electrical Engineering, City College of New York, 1943; Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1947; Doctor of Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1950.
Career
Research associate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1946-1950; member technical staff, Bell Tel. laboratories, Holmdel, New Jersey, 1950-1959; associate head applied physics laboratory, Hughes Aircraft Company, Culver City, California, 1959-1960; director electronics research laboratory, The Aerospace Corporation, Los Angeles, 1961-1963; general manager laboratories division, The Aerospace Corporation, Los Angeles, 1963-1967; general manager electronics and optics division, The Aerospace Corporation, Los Angeles, 1968-1978; vice president, general manager laboratory operations, The Aerospace Corporation, Los Angeles, 1978-1981; vice president engineering group, The Aerospace Corporation, Los Angeles, 1981-1986; vice president technical and electronics system group, Northrop Corporation, Los Angeles, 1986-1991; vice president, general manager electronics systems division, Northrop Corporation, Hawthorne, California, 1991-1994; corporation vice president, deputy general manager electronics/systems integration, Northrop Grumman Corporation, Bethpage, New York, 1994-1996; corporation vice president, Northrop Grumman Corporation, Bethpage, New York, 1996. Assistant manager engineering operations TRW Systems, Redondo Beach, California, 1967-1968;member science advisory board United States Air Force. Board directors Concorde Solutions, Inc., Concord, California.
Achievements
Membership
With United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1945. Fellow American Physical Society, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Centennial medal, 1983, Fredrik Philips award, 1993), American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member National Academy of Engineering, Sigma Xi. M C.
Connections
Married Melitta Newman, June 28, 1953. Children: Samuel Harvey, Herschel William, David Nathaniel, Deborah Beth.
