Background

Wilhelmus Jacobus Witteman was born on December 12, 1933, in Monster, South Holland, Netherlands. He is the son of Jacobus Wilhelmus and Alida Gertruda (van Wetten) Witteman.

Education

Wilhelmus Witteman learned a trade of mechanical engineer at the Delft University of Technology, Netherlands, in 1958. He received a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the Eindhoven University of Technology in 1963.

Career

From 1958 till 1960 Wilhelmus Witteman was a Postdoctoral fellow at the University of Maryland, College Park. During the next nine years, he worked as a Research scientist at Philips, Eindhoven, the Netherlands. In 1969 he became a Professor of Physics at the University of Twente, the Netherlands.

In 1976 Witteman became a member of Board directors of Fundamental Research of Matter, Utrecht, and a member of the executive board in 1985.

Works

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  • Detection and Signal Processing: Technical Realization

    (This comprehensive monograph deals with detectors, signal...)

    2006
  • The CO2 Laser

    (CO2-laser technology may be considered the most advanced ...)

    1987

Connections

Wilhelmus Witteman is married to Petronella van Heyningen. They have five children.

Father:

Jacobus Wilhelmus Witteman

Mother:

Alida Gertruda (van Wetten) Witteman

child:

Elisabeth Witteman

child:

Agnes Witteman

child:

Marcus Witteman

child:

Willibrordus Witteman

child:

Gemma Witteman

Wife:

Petronella van Heyningen