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IN MEMORIAM
EDWARD J. WAGNER
Edward J. Wagner, associate professor
emeritus of electrical engineering, died on January 9, 1981. He was
70.
Professor Wagner was born on May 6,
1910, in Chicago, Illinois. He received a BS from the University of
Illinois in 1937 and an MS from the University of Colorado in 1939.
Professor Wagner was an instructor with
the Air Corps Technical School. He also taught at Chicago Technical
College and the Illinois Institute of Technology. He joined the faculty
of The University of Texas at Austin in 1958.
Professor Wagner specialized in electromagnetic
devices and miniaturization of energy conversion devices. He belonged
to the American Institute of Electrical Engineers and the American Society
for Engineering Education. He registered three patents.
Professor Read began losing his eyesight
in 1974, due to diabetes. This led to his 1981 publication of a cookbook,
When the Cook Can't Look: A Cookbook for the Blind and Visually Handicapped.
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John R. Durbin, Secretary
The General Faculty
Biographical sketch prepared by Teresa Palomo Acosta
and posted on the Faculty Council web site on December 20, 2000.
Additional biographical sources can be found in the UT Office
of Public Affairs.
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