- Robert A. Henle
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footnotes =Robert A. Henle (Virginia,
Minnesota ,27 April ,1924 –27 January ,1989 ) was an electrical engineer, who contributed tosemiconductor technology.In 1949 he received the BSEE degree from the
University of Minnesota .Henle joined the
IBM where he became involved in semiconductor circuits for computers.He was appointed an
IBM Fellow in 1964. He was elected Fellow of theIEEE , was elected into theNational Academy of Engineering , and received theIEEE Edison Medal "For sustained leadership in, and individual contributions to, the science and technology of semiconductor circuits for computing systems."External links
* [http://www.ieee.org/web/aboutus/history_center/biography/henle.html IEEE Legacies]
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