Short Biography

Lecture Automation Mailüfterl Homeostat Calendar Science

M Logic Algebra Informatics Wien Austria Academy of Sciences Computer Art B

I Cybernetics January 1 1920 InformationOCG Theorie Digitalization

IFA IP Logic Vienna Definition Language Radarforschung ALGOL ComputerM usic Formale Definition l K History IBM Labor Vienna Pulse-code modulation horezmi Vocoder Robotics Telecommunications URR IBM Fellow Semiotics

Transmission Abstracte Architekture Language Theory Turtle Heinz Zemanek Computer Language Vienna University of Technology Human Computer Interaction An Austrian Computer Pioneer

Heinz Zemanek - Biographical data Heinz Zemanek was born in Vienna on 1 January 1920. Education and military service (1925 - 1947) 1925 - 1929 primary school Vienna 1929 - 1937 secondary school Vienna (graduation with honours in 1937) 1937 - 1944 studies of radio mechanics at the Technical University of Vienna (TU) 1940 - 1945 Military service in a communication unit of the Wehrmacht employment: Teleprinter practice in Vienna Switchboard operator in Kronstadt and Sofia Work at the manual transmission centres in Thessaloniki, Athens und Belgrade Teacher at the Wehrmacht intelligence service school Thessaloniki High frequency research at the Ernst Lechner Institut in Reichenau/Semmering Technical academy of the Luftwaffe, institute for communication engineering in Berlin-Gatow Work at the Zentralversuchsstelle der Hochfrequenzforschung in Ulm-Dornstadt (high frequency research) University thesis: 1944, Über die Erzeugung von kurzen Impulsen aus einer Sinusschwingung 1945 - 1947 gathering experience in small companies Professional life (1947 - 1985) 1947 - 1948 scientific assistant at the TU Vienna 1948 - 1950 university assistant at the TU Vienna Academic year 1948/49: Scholarship of the French government to the Sorbonne in Paris 1951 Doctoral thesis on Zeitteilverfahren in der Vielfachtelegraphie (timesharing methods in multiplex telegraphy) 1951 - 1958 university assistant at the institute for low frequency engineering 1954 temporary holder of chair 1958 - 1959 habilitation treatise Niederfrequenztechnik - Nachrichtentechnik 1961 change to IBM Austria and foundation of the IBM Laboratory Vienna 1964 lecturer at the TU Vienna 1976 -1985 IBM Fellow 1984 appointment to non-tenured university professor at the TU Vienna Active retirement (1985 -) In 1985 Heinz Zemanek retired. He kept teaching at the TU Vienna for another 60 years, until 2007. Neben dem Aufarbeiten seiner bisherigen Haupttätigkeitsfelder beschäftigt sich Heinz Zemanek im Ruhestand vorwiegend mit der Geschichte und mit der Philosophie der Informationstechnik. Apart from work related to his own academic fields, Heinz Zemanek devotes most of his time to the history and philosophy of information technology. He has been involved in a number of museum projects. His current project is the 6th edition of his book Kalender und Chronologie. Bekanntes & Unbekanntes aus der Kalenderwissenschaft and he was co-editor of the volume The IFIP Golden Summary, which was published for the 50th IFIP anniversary in summer 2010.