Anton Mavretič (11 December 1934 – 21 November 2019)[1] was a Slovene electrical engineer who worked in the United States.[2]
Anton Mavretič | |
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 Anton Mavretič in 2008 | |
| Born | December 11, 1934 Boldraž, near Metlika, Slovenia |
| Died | November 21, 2019 (aged 84) United States |
| Occupation | Electrical engineer |
Mavretič moved to the United States in 1957. He studied at the University of Denver and the Syracuse University. Then he worked at Westinghouse for two years developing color TV and finally studied at the Pennsylvania State University where he obtained PhD in ionospheric research. Later, he became an engineer at MIT where he worked on the Interplanetary Monitoring Platform. In 1978, he was employed at Harvard University and in 1980 became a professor and research associate at the Center for Space Physics at Boston University. He became a corresponding member of Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts in June 2007.[3] In 1985 he founded the consulting firm SIAT of Boston LLC.
Mavretič worked for the MIT Center for Space Research under contract for NASA from 1972 to 1979 and contributed to the development of plasma spectrometers for the Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 projects.[4]
Education
edit- Bachelor of science in electrical engineering from the University of Denver, December, 1959
- Master of science in electrical engineering from the University of Denver, June, 1961
- PhD in electrical engineering from Pennsylvania State University, December, 1968
References
edit- ^ "Dr. Anton 'Tony' Mavretic". The Boston Globe. Boston, MA. November 24, 2019. p. A24. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Slovenian Voyager engineer dies". Slovenian Press Agency. 2019-11-22. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
- ^ "SAZU profile".
- ^ Sandi Sitar. Sto slovenskih znanstvenikov (100 Slovene scientists). 1987, Prešernova družba. COBISS 22186753
External links
edit- Voyager engineer Mavretič: Earth is not forever, space must be explored. Interview (Slovene). MMC RTV Slovenia, July 2019.
- Mavretič's visit in Novo Mesto (Slovenia). Vaš kanal on YouTube. 2007
- Former ECE Professor Anton Mavretič Mourned. Boston University, 2019.
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