Background
HITTMAIR, Otto was born on March 16, 1924 in Innsbruck. Son of Doctor Rudolf and Margarete (nee Schumacher) Hittmair.
HITTMAIR, Otto was born on March 16, 1924 in Innsbruck. Son of Doctor Rudolf and Margarete (nee Schumacher) Hittmair.
Doctor of Philosophy, U. Innsbruck, 1949, dozent, 1953. Doctor of Technology (honorary), Technology U. Budapest, 1982. Visiting scientist Institute.Advanced Studies, Dublin, 1951.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1951-1952.
Attache National Center for Scientific Research, Paris, 1952-1954. Senior fellow U. Sydney (Australia), 1954-1956.
Visiting scientist Comision Nacional de Energia Atomica, Buenos Aires, 1957. Scientist Atomic Institute Austrian Us, 1958-1960.
Professor physics Technology U. Vienna, 1960-1992, professor emeritus, 1992, dean Faculty Sciences, 1968-1969, rector, 1977-1979.
Author: (with South.T. Butler) Nuclear Stripping Reactions, 1957. Quantum Theory, 1972. (with G. Adam) Theory of Heat, 1971, 4th edition
(with H. Weber) Superconductivity, 1979.
Fellow, University of Sydney 1954-1956. With Comision Nacional de Energi"a Atomica, Argentina 1957, Atomic Institute, Vienna 1958-1960. Head and Professor, Institute of Theoretical Physics, Technical University of Vienna since 1960, Dean 1968-1969, Rector 1977-1979.
Vice-President Institute Society of Engineering Education since 1974.
President Austrian Academy, of Sciences since 1987.
Member Austrian Academy Sciences (secretary 1983-1987, president 1987-1991, vice president 1991-1997, Erwin Schrödinger prize 1974), International Society Engineering Education (vice president 1973-1997, Ring of Honor 1997), Royal Society Sciences Uppsala, Austrian Physical Society, European Science Foundation (executive county 1983-1989).
Married Anni Rauch, December 3, 1956. Children: Christine, Elisabeth, Georg, Margarete.