Background
Landauer, Rolf William was born on February 4, 1927 in Stuttgart, Germany. Son of Karl and Anna Landauer. came to the United States, 1938, naturalized, 1944.
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Rolf William Landauer
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Rolf William Landauer, American Physicist. Achievements include initiating International Business Machines Corporation programs leading to injection laser, large scale integration. Recipient Stewart Ballantine medal Franklin Institute, 1992, Centennial medal Harvard University, 1993, science for art prize Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton, Inc., 1997.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Harvard University, 1945; AM, Harvard University, 1947; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1950; Doctor of Science (honorary), Technion, 1991.
Career
Solid state physicist, Lewis Laboratory, National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (now National Aeronautics and Space Administration), Cleveland, 1950-1952; with, International Business Machines Corporation Research (and antecedent groups), since 1952; assistant director research, International Business Machines Corporation Research (T. J. Watson Research Center), Yorktown Heights, New York, 1966-1969; International Business Machines Corporation fellow, International Business Machines Corporation Research (T. J. Watson Research Center), Yorktown Heights, New York, since 1969.
Achievements
Membership
Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1945-1946. Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Edison medal 1998), American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Physical Society (Buckley prize 1995). Member National Academy of Engineering, NAS, European Academy Sciences and Arts, American Academy Arts and Sciences.
Connections
Married Muriel, February 26, 1950. Children— Karen, Carl, Thomas.
