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Weiner, Bernhard, 1891-1942

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1891 - 1942

Biography

Bernhard Weiner (1891-1942) was a Czechoslovakian inventor.

Bernhard Weiner was born January 21, 1891 in Mirovice, Bohwmia, Germany, of Jewish origins. He spent his life inventing things relating to various branches of technical development, and studied at Institutes of Technology in Vienna and Prague. Weiner served in World War I, then began work on computers following demobilization. He eventually worked on machine development at Vitkovice Iron Works. His first patent was filed on November 8, 1923 and was issued on November 10, 1929. He had may other patents filed from 1925 to 1936. Weiner's work was cut short with his deportation to a concentration camp under the German occupation, where he died in 1942.

Citation:
UPB files, January 15, 2015 (He spent his life inventing things relating to various branches of technical development; first patent was filed on November 8, 1923 and was issued on November 10, 1929; had may other patents filed from 1925 to 1936)

FindAGrave.com, January 15, 2015 (Bernhard Weiner was born in approximately 1859; died in September of 1936 in Vienna, Austria where he is buried)

SNTL technical digest, May 1963: p. 41 (Bernard Weiner; b. Jan. 21, 1891 in Mirovice, Bohemia, Germany; of Jewish origins; studied at Institutes of Technology in Vienna and Prague; served in World War I; began work on computers following demobilization; worked on machine development at Vitkovice Iron Works; sent to concentration camp under German occupation; d. 1942)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Bernhard Weiner patent

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8589
Scope and Contents

Contains the Czechoslovakian patent of Bernhard Weiner. Also contains a letter explaining the patent and its importance as evidence of one of the world's first computers. Patent relates to typewriters and calculating or computing devices. Materials date from 1929-1972.

Dates: 1929-1972
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Bernhard Weiner patent

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