Jon Myer | |
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| Born | Hans Wolfgang Mayer September 29, 1922 Heilbronn, Germany |
| Died | August 30, 2001 (aged 78) Woodland Hills, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Hebrew Technical College |
| Notable work | Supermarket Scanner |
| Spouse | Gerda Myer (1947-2001) |
| Children | 4 |
Jon Myer (September 29, 1922 – August 30, 2001) was an experimental physicist and inventor who received 50 U.S. patents in the fields of semiconductors, mechanics, electronics, magnetics and optics.[1] His prolific work encompassed a wide field of research and his inventions ranged from supermarket scanners[2][3] to laser microwelder technology.[4] Over the course of his career, Myer was the author of 11 scholarly papers on semiconductor materials technology, optical instrumentation, information processing and the history of science. In 1972 he was inducted into the Tau Beta Pi engineering honor society.[5]
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- ^ "Scanner Inventor Obituary". NPR.org.
- ^ "Patent Images". Pdfpiw.uspto.gov. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
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- ^ "Tau Beta Pi Member Lookup". Tau Beta Pi.