Background
Giaever, Ivar was born on April 5, 1929 in Bergen, Norway. Son of John A. and Gudrun (Skaarud) Giaever. came to the United States, 1957, naturalized, 1963.
Giaever, Ivar was born on April 5, 1929 in Bergen, Norway. Son of John A. and Gudrun (Skaarud) Giaever. came to the United States, 1957, naturalized, 1963.
Siv. Ing., Norwegian Institute Technology, Trondheim, 1952; Doctor of Philosophy, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1964.
Patent examiner, Norwegian Patent Office, Oslo, 1953-1954; mechanic engineer, Canada General Electric Company, Peterborough, Ontario, 1954-1956; applied mathematician, General Electric Company, Schenectady, 1956-1958; physicist Research and Development Center, General Electric Company, Schenectady, 1958-1988; Institute professor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, since 1988; also professor, U. Oslo, since 1988.
Served with Norwegian Army, 1952-1953. Fellow American Physical Society (Oliver E. Buckley prize 1965). Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Norwegian Professional Engineers, National Academy Science, National Academy Engineering (V.K. Zworykin award 1974), American Academy Arts and Sciences, Norwegian Academy Science, Norwegian Academy Technology.
Married Inger Skramstad, November 8, 1952;children: John, Anne Kari, Guri, Trine.