Education
Born in New York City in 1919, Eisenberg was educated at City College of New York and the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn (where he received his Doctor of Philosophy in Electronics).
Born in New York City in 1919, Eisenberg was educated at City College of New York and the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn (where he received his Doctor of Philosophy in Electronics).
He is best known for his short story "What Happened to Auguste Clarot?," published in Harlan Ellison"s anthology Dangerous Visions. Eisenberg"s stories have also been printed in a number of leading science fiction magazines, including The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Galaxy Science Fiction, and Asimov"s Science Fiction. His stories have been reprinted in anthologies such as Great Science Fiction of the 20th Century, The 10th Annual of the Year’s Best South-F, and Great Science Fiction By the World"s Great Scientists.
He is also known for the limericks he posts in the comments sections of various articles in The New York Times.
After serving as a radar operator in the Air Force during World World War II, Eisenberg married Frances Brenner in 1950. Eisenberg was for many years a biomedical engineer at Rockefeller University, where he and Doctor Robert Schoenfeld were co-heads of the Electronic Laboratory
He designed the first transistorized radio-frequency coupled pacemaker in about 1960 in collaboration with Doctor Alexander Mauro. lieutenant is currently on display at Caspary Hall, Rockefeller University.