J. Torkel Wallmark
John Torkel Wallmark | |
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| Born | 4 June 1919 |
| Died | 5 February 2007(aged 87) |
| Known for | Thin-film transistor Trochotron Unipolardirect-coupled transistor logic |
| Awards | Cedergren Medal(1984) Polhem Prize(1982) |
John Torkel Wallmark(4 June 1919 – 5 February 2007) was a Swedishelectrical engineerand researcher insemiconductor electronicsandinnovationtechnology.
Torkel Wallmark was born inStockholm.He graduated from theRoyal Institute of Technologyin 1944, became technology licentiate in 1947 and technology doctor in 1953. He was then a researcher atRadio Corporation of AmericainPrinceton,US 1953–1964.[1][2]
In 1964, he returned to Sweden as a professor in solid state electronics atChalmers University of Technology.(The professorship was initially named electron physics III.[1]) In 1983 he transferred to a personal professorship in innovation technology at Chalmers, which was the first in this subject area in Sweden.[2]Torkel Wallmark's business in innovation technology has contributed to the establishment ofseed companiesbased on research at Swedish technical colleges, especially Chalmers.[3]
Torkel Wallmark was elected as a member of theSwedish Academy of Sciencesin 1970 and became a member of theAcademy of Sciences[which?]in 1984. He was awarded the 1982Polhems Prizefor research in the field of solid state electronics, 1989KTH's grand prizefor building an innovation center at Chalmers,[4]and 1989The Academy of Engineering Sciencesmajor gold medal with the motivation "for his internationally outstanding efforts in semiconductor technology and his incentive for industrial new enterprise".[5]
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[edit]- ^abWallmark, Torkel[dead link]iProjekt Runeberg
- ^abChalmers: Torkel Wallmark,read 10 August 2009
- ^Nationalencyclopedinband 19 (1996), the reference wordTorkel Wallmark
- ^"All Award Winners (1945-2008)".KTH's Big Prize.KTH. Archived fromthe originalon 6 December 2009.Retrieved10 August2009.
- ^"IVA: Awards and memorials 1919-2001"(PDF).
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