Manfred Börner

Manfred Börner (16 March 1929 in Rochlitz 15 January 1996 in Ulm) was a German physicist.

Manfred Börner (1960)

Life

Börner he suggested and developed the first working fiber-optical data transmission system in 1965. He received a patent for an "electro-optical transmission system utilizing lasers".[1][2] From 1954 to 1979 he worked for the German Telefunken GmbH. Later, from 1979 to 1995, he was professor at the Technical University Munich.

Awards and memberships

Document of the Eduard Rhein Foundation 1990
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