Diogenes Angelakos

Diogenes James Angelakos (July 3, 1919 – June 7, 1997) was the director for 20 years of the Electronics Research Laboratory and a professor emeritus of electronic engineering at the University of California, Berkeley. He is credited with building up the research group into one the university's biggest research labs.[1] He is considered a pioneer in the field of microwaves, antennas and electromagnetic waves.[2]

Diogenes Angelakos
Born
Diogenes James Angelakos

(1919-07-03)July 3, 1919
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedJune 7, 1997(1997-06-07) (aged 77)
Berkeley, California, U.S.
Known forInjured by one of Ted Kaczynski's bombs in 1982
Spouse(s)
Helen Angelakos
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(died 1982)​
Children2
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Notre Dame (B.S.)
Harvard University (M.S., Ph.D.)
Academic work
DisciplineElectronic engineering
InstitutionsUniversity of California, Berkeley

He graduated from University of Notre Dame with a BS in electrical engineering in 1942 and his MS (1946) and PhD (1950) in the same field from Harvard University.

Unabomber

On July 2, 1982, Angelakos was the victim of a pipe bomb left by Ted Kaczynski, the "Unabomber", at an electrical engineering and computer science faculty lounge in Cory Hall. He was injured in the face and right hand, but recovered nearly completely. After surgery he was able to re-learn how to write, but the powder burns left by the bomb were permanent.[3] Fourteen years on, he expressed bafflement at the bomber's motives, saying that "If someone has a message to give to the world, you can't get it across by killing people. I just don't understand him at all. He must have some mental problems."[4]

Three years later, he was among the first people on the scene and administered first aid when another of Kaczynski's bombs exploded and injured Berkeley graduate student John E. Hauser, a U.S. Air Force captain.[1][5] Angelakos used his necktie as a tourniquet to stem the bleeding in Hauser's arm.[6][7]

Personal life

Angelakos was born in Chicago. His wife Helen died in 1982, and he had two children. Prostate cancer caused his death at home in Berkeley in 1997.[8]

He was a recipient of the Berkeley Citation, the University's highest award.[3]

References
  1. "Diogenes Angelakos, 77, Scholar Who Was Target of Unabomber (obituary)". The New York Times. June 11, 1997. Retrieved 2008-01-10.
  2. "06.10.97 - UC Berkeley emeritus engineering professor and microwave expert Diogenes Angelakos is dead at 77". www.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
  3. "UC Professor, '82 Unabomb Victim, Dies". Los Angeles Times. 1997-06-11. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
  4. Gunnison, Robert B.; Burdman, Pamela (1996-04-05). "Sacramento Bombing Yielded Telling Clues / Fatal blast at timber industry office painted Unabomber as pro-environment". SFGATE. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
  5. Ramos, George; Stein, Mark A. (1985-05-16). "Box Explodes in UC Berkeley Lab, Shattering Graduate Student's Arm". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2020-12-01. Three professors administered first aid until Berkeley Fire Department paramedics arrived. One of the professors, Diogenes J. Anelakos, suffered similar injuries in the last campus bombing,
  6. Warren, Jenifer (1997-11-06). "The Blast That Ended His Dreams". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
  7. Marx, Gary; Martin, Andrew. "SURVIVORS SEE LITTLE SENSE BEHIND THE TERROR". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
  8. Pimsleur, J. L. (1997-06-10). "Diogenes Angelakos". SFGATE. Retrieved 2020-12-01.


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