Background
Terho Max was born on March 19, 1931, in Savonlinna, Finland. Son of Matti and Ester (Vaittinen) Haikonen.
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also known as
Max, Adolfo
satellite telecommunications expert
Education
High school graduation 1950, Hämeenlinnan Lyseo.
M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, 1955, Helsinki University of Technology.
Universität Göttingen, Germany, 1955--56 (scholarship by Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst).
Centre National des Ètudes des Télécommunications, Paris, France, Sept.-Dec. 1959 (scholarship by the government of France).
Cornell University, Ithaca N.Y., USA, 1961--62 (Fullbright scholarship).
Doctor of Technology, 1975, Helsinki University of Technology.
Career
1956 - 1969 Research Engineer, radio wave propagation, Radio Department, Admin. of Posts and Telecommunications (P&T), Helsinki, Finland.
1969 - 1988 Manager, R&D, Radio Department, P&T, Helsinki.
1988 - 1989 Assistant Director, Radio Research, Radio Department, P&T, Helsinki.
1989 - 1994 Assistant Director, Satellite Telecommunications, Telecom Finland International (former P&T), Helsinki.
1994-06-01 - 1996-06-15 Part-time Senior Consultant, Satellite telecommunications, Telecom Finland International. Retired 1996.
Religion
None
Membership
1955 - Member of the Finnish Society of Electronics Engineers (originally Radio Engineers).
1957 -Member of the Finnish-Spanish Society.
1990 - Member of the Planetary Society.
