Donald G. Fink

Donald Glen Fink ( born November 8, 1911 in Englewood (New Jersey); † 3 May 1996) was an American electrical engineer, a pioneer in the development of radio navigation and television standards, vice president for research of Philco, president of the Institute of Radio Engineers (IRE ), General Manager of the IEEE, and a writer of many important publications in electrical engineering.

From 1929 he studied at MIT, earned his Bachelor of Science degree in 1933 and spent a year as a research assistant in the MIT departments of geology and electrical engineering.

From 1934 to 1941 he worked as an editor for the journal Electronics. During World War II he worked at the Radiation Laboratory at MIT and installed LORAN stations. 1946-1952 he was chief editor of the Electronics.

In 1952 he started at Philco, 1960 Vice President of Research Department in 1962, after the merger with Ford, director of the Philco - Ford Scientific Laboratories.

He was a member of the IRE Board of Directors, 1956/57, he was editor of the Proceedings of the IRE, 1958 President of the IRE and 1963-74 director of the successor organization IEEE.

Publications

• Principles of television engineering; 1940
• Television Engineering and Physics of Television
• Television Standards and Practice, Color Television Standards
• Television Engineering Handbook

• Personality of Electrical Engineering
• Pioneer of television broadcasting
• Americans
• Born in 1911
• Died in 1996
• Man