Manfred Börner

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Manfred Börner (1960)

Manfred Börner (16 March 1929 in Rochlitz – 15 January 1996 in Ulm) was a German physicist.

Life[]

Börner he suggested and developed the first working fiber-optical data transmission system in 1965. He received a patent for an "electro-optical transmission system utilizing lasers".^[1][2] From 1954 to 1979 he worked for the German Telefunken GmbH. Later, from 1979 to 1995, he was professor at the Technical University Munich.

Awards and memberships[]

Document of the Eduard Rhein Foundation 1990

• 1962: Award of the Nachrichtentechnischen Gesellschaft (NTG in the VDE; today Informationstechnische Gesellschaft) for proficiencies on the field of elektromecanical filters and power-line communication
• 1982: Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
• 1990: Eduard-Rhein-Award by Eduard Rhein Foundation

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• DER SPIEGEL 25/1973 Puls im Glas (German)

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