!!!Gauster, Wilhelm F

b. Vienna, Jan. 6, 1901, 
d. Vienna, May 31, 1993 electrical engineer. Studied mechanical and 
electrical engineering at Vienna University of Technology. From 1924 
researcher for  ELIN AG, where he played a significant role in work 
leading to important developments. From 1945 Professor at the 
University of Technology, 1950-57 head of the University of North 
Carolina High Voltage Laboratory, for whose establishment he was 
largely responsible. 1957-71 Head of the Department for Fusion 
Engineering  and director of the Magnet Laboratory of the Oak Ridge 
National Laboratory, USA. Returned to Austria in 1976. Noted for his 
ability to identify practical applications for theoretical insights.



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