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Wilmer Lanier Barrow (July 26, 1903 – August 29, 1975) was an American electrical engineer, inventor, teacher, industrial manager, and a counselor to government agencies. He obtained a BSEE degree in 1926 from Louisiana State University, and a doctorate from the Technical University of Munich in 1931. During the pre-World War 2 development of radar at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Barrow performed research on microwaves, inventing waveguide in 1936 and the horn antenna in 1938. He was vice president for research, development and engineering of the Sperry Rand Corporation.

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  • Wilmer Lanier Barrow (July 26, 1903 – August 29, 1975) was an American electrical engineer, inventor, teacher, industrial manager, and a counselor to government agencies. He obtained a BSEE degree in 1926 from Louisiana State University, and a doctorate from the Technical University of Munich in 1931. During the pre-World War 2 development of radar at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Barrow performed research on microwaves, inventing waveguide in 1936 and the horn antenna in 1938. He was vice president for research, development and engineering of the Sperry Rand Corporation. He was elected to the grade of Fellow in the IEEE in 1941, and a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1942. In 1943 he received the IEEE Morris N. Liebmann Memorial Award In 1966 he received the IEEE Edison Medal For a career of meritorious achievement-innovating, teaching and developing means for transmission of electromagnetic energy at microwave frequencies. He was a member of Sigma Xi. (en)
  • Wilmer Lanier Barrow (Baton Rouge, 26 de julho de 1903 – Tuftonboro, Nova Hampshire, 29 de agosto de 1975) foi um engenheiro eletricista e inventor estadunidense. Obteve um bacharelado em engenharia em 1926 na Universidade do Estado da Luisiana e um D.Sc. no Instituto de Tecnologia de Massachusetts em 1931, orientado por Arnold Sommerfeld e Jonathan Zenneck.Durante o desenvovimento do radar no Instituto de Tecnologia de Massachusetts na pré Segunda Guerra Mundial Barrow realizou pesquisas sobre micro-ondas, inventando a guia de ondas em 1936 e a em 1938. Foi eleito fellow do Instituto de Engenheiros Eletricistas e Eletrônicos (IEEE) em 1941, e fellow da Academia de Artes e Ciências dos Estados Unidos em 1942. Em 1943 recebeu o Prêmio Memorial Morris N. Liebmann IEEE, e em 1966 recebeu a Medalha Edison IEEE. (pt)
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  • Wilmer Lanier Barrow (July 26, 1903 – August 29, 1975) was an American electrical engineer, inventor, teacher, industrial manager, and a counselor to government agencies. He obtained a BSEE degree in 1926 from Louisiana State University, and a doctorate from the Technical University of Munich in 1931. During the pre-World War 2 development of radar at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Barrow performed research on microwaves, inventing waveguide in 1936 and the horn antenna in 1938. He was vice president for research, development and engineering of the Sperry Rand Corporation. (en)
  • Wilmer Lanier Barrow (Baton Rouge, 26 de julho de 1903 – Tuftonboro, Nova Hampshire, 29 de agosto de 1975) foi um engenheiro eletricista e inventor estadunidense. Obteve um bacharelado em engenharia em 1926 na Universidade do Estado da Luisiana e um D.Sc. no Instituto de Tecnologia de Massachusetts em 1931, orientado por Arnold Sommerfeld e Jonathan Zenneck.Durante o desenvovimento do radar no Instituto de Tecnologia de Massachusetts na pré Segunda Guerra Mundial Barrow realizou pesquisas sobre micro-ondas, inventando a guia de ondas em 1936 e a em 1938. (pt)
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