Walter Kistler
Appearance
Walter P. Kistler | |
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Born | 1918 |
Died | November 5, 2015 |
Nationality | Swiss/USA |
Alma mater | University of Geneva, ETH Zurich |
Known for | Multiple inventions, Kistler Group |
Awards | Albert F. Sperry Award (issued by the ISA) Aerospace Pioneer Award from the AIAA) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physicist |
Institutions | Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works, Bell Aircraft |
Walter P. Kistler (1918 – November 5, 2015) was a Swiss-American physicist, inventor, and philanthropist. He was born in Biel, Switzerland. Kistler is a life member of the Swiss Physical Society and a member of AIAA and ISA, which presented him the Life Achievement Award in 2000.
He held patents on more than 50 inventions in the scientific and industrial instrumentation fields, and has published a number of papers published in scientific and trade journals.
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- Foundation For the Future Archived 2007-01-04 at the Wayback Machine
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