Anton Mavretič
Anton Mavretič (11 December 1934 in Metlika, Slovenia – 21 November 2019) was a Slovene electrical engineer who worked in the United States.[1]
Anton Mavretič in 2008
Mavretič was a professor and research associate at the Center for Space Physics at Boston University.[2] He became a corresponding member of Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts in June 2007.[3] In 1985 he founded the consulting firm SIAT of Boston LLC.
Mavretič worked for the MIT Center for Space Research under contract for NASA from 1972 to 1979 and contributed to the development of plasma spectrometers for the Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 projects.[4]
Education
- Bachelor of science in electrical engineering from the University of Denver, December, 1959
- Master of science in electrical engineering from the University of Denver, June, 1961
- PhD in electrical engineering from Pennsylvania State University, December, 1968
References
- "Slovenian Voyager engineer dies". Slovenian Press Agency. 2019-11-22. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
- http://www.bu.edu/dbin/csp/people.php?id=536
- http://www.sazu.si/o-sazu/clani/anton-mavretic.html
- Sandi Sitar. Sto slovenskih znanstvenikov (100 Slovene scientists). 1987, Prešernova družba. COBISS 22186753
External links
- http://www.bu.edu/dbin/csp/people.php?id=536
- http://www.freepatentsonline.com/4354562.html
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlE8N9tweS4
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