Dr Erhard Karl Kietz was a German-born physicist, who researched frequency constancy of video signals.
15 Facts About Erhard Kietz
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Erhard Kietz was awarded the Doctorate of Science degree in Feb 1938.
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Erhard Kietz was very interested in politics but opposed the extremism that he saw arising within nations.
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Dr Kietz joined Ampex Corporation in Redwood City, California, as Staff Electrical Engineer of the Research and Engineering Division headed by Charles P Ginsburg.
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Erhard Kietz died April 6,1982, in Blutlingen, Germany.
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Erhard Kietz was an accomplished cellist who played the piano well.
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Erhard Kietz loved playing in the orchestras of Leipzig before World War II and of Munich after the War.
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Erhard Kietz did retain an ear for perfect pitch.
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Erhard Kietz's children benefited from his talent to explain the most complex scientific processes in age-appropriate terms so that they understood the concept.
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Erhard Kietz had a staunch belief in the truth of the Bible but was aware of mistakes in translations.
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Erhard Kietz had an unwavering faith in a forgiving God and a sustaining hope of salvation and paradise.
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Erhard Kietz was averse to science serving military development, yet his qualifications made it near impossible to escape a career serving foremost military interests with only later a jump of those products to civilian use.
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Dr Erhard Kietz authored a Summary of Problems and Activities in Electronic Time Base Correction, released for Ampex Corporation on June 15,1960.
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Shortly before retiring from Ampex Corporation, Dr Erhard Kietz authored a scientific paper titled Electronic Track Alignment of Digital Signals Recorded at High Density on a Multitrack Recorder.
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Erhard Kietz was a co-participant in the development of other patents.