Aldo da Rosa

Aldo da Rosa
Da Rosa in 2009
Born(1917-11-15)November 15, 1917
DiedJune 8, 2015(2015-06-08) (aged 97)
Palo Alto, California, USA
EducationStanford University
Spouse
Aili Ranta
(m. 1944)
AwardsGrand Cross of the National Order of Scientific Merit
Military career
AllegianceBrazil
Service / branchAir Force
RankBrigadier General

Aldo Weber Vieira da Rosa (November 15, 1917 – June 8, 2015) was a professor emeritus of electrical engineering at Stanford University. His research interests were in ionospheric processes, energy processes and renewable energy. He authored Fundamentals of Electronics (1989)[1] and Fundamentals of Renewable Energy Processes (2005).[2] His patent for the process for the production of ammonia expired in 1996.[3]

  1. ^ Publisher: Optimization Software (July 1989) ISBN 0-911575-55-3
  2. ^ Publisher: Academic Press (August 3, 2005) ISBN 0-12-088510-7
  3. ^ US Expired 4107277A, Aldo Vieira da Rosa, "Process for production of ammonia", published 1978-08-15, issued 1978-08-15