Heinz Schlicke
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Heinz Schlicke German-born engineer and author, was the scientist on board the ill-fated German submarine U-234, an Operation Paperclip
scientist, and engineer at the Allen-Bradley
Co. in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
.
He received both his Master's and Doctor's degrees in engineering sciences at the Institute of Technology in Dresden in 1937 working under Dr. Heinrich Barkhausen
. His thesis subject was on the "Entrainment of Oscillators and Sub-Harmonics". During World War II
he served in the German Navy
working his way from the rank of Naval Engineer (Marinebaurat) to Lieutenant-Commander (Korvettenkapitan). Near the end of the war he was sent on a special mission to transport high-technology information and supplies to Japan
on board the submarine U-234. On May 8, 1945 the war with Germany ended and on May 14 the U-234 surrendered to the United States. Schlicke was taken to a secret POW camp code named P. O. Box 1142
based out of Fort Hunt, Virginia
. He was repatriated to Germany in 1946, but was invited to return to the United States to work under Operation Paperclip
at the Office of Naval Research
in Sands Point, New York
. His work there consisted of what is now known as stealth technology
.
In September, 1950 he accepted a job with the Allen-Bradley Company in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to manage the development of ferrite
based electronic components. While working there, he authored the book Essentials of Dielectromagnetic Engineering in 1961 which deals with ferrites and dielectric
materials. In the late 60's and early 70's he became involved with Electromagnetic compatibility
EMC issues becoming the president of the IEEE Electromagnetic Compatibility Society
and in 1967 an IEEE Fellow
. He retired from Allen-Bradley in 1974, but continued to work in the EMC field by consulting and authoring another book Electromagnetic Compossibility in 1982. In 1994 he coauthored a personal development
book with his son Lutz Schlicke titled Ready for any Challenge. Dr. Schlicke died in his sleep in 2006 at the age of 93.
Operation Paperclip
Operation Paperclip was the Office of Strategic Services program used to recruit the scientists of Nazi Germany for employment by the United States in the aftermath of World War II...
scientist, and engineer at the Allen-Bradley
Allen-Bradley
Allen-Bradley is the brand-name of a line of Factory Automation Equipment manufactured by Rockwell Automation . The company, with revenues of approximately US$4.5 billion in 2006, manufactures programmable automation controllers , human-machine interfaces, sensors, safety components and systems,...
Co. in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
.
He received both his Master's and Doctor's degrees in engineering sciences at the Institute of Technology in Dresden in 1937 working under Dr. Heinrich Barkhausen
Heinrich Barkhausen
Heinrich Georg Barkhausen , born at Bremen, was a German physicist.Born into a patrician family in Bremen, he showed interest in natural sciences from an early age...
. His thesis subject was on the "Entrainment of Oscillators and Sub-Harmonics". During World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
he served in the German Navy
German Navy
The German Navy is the navy of Germany and is part of the unified Bundeswehr .The German Navy traces its roots back to the Imperial Fleet of the revolutionary era of 1848 – 52 and more directly to the Prussian Navy, which later evolved into the Northern German Federal Navy...
working his way from the rank of Naval Engineer (Marinebaurat) to Lieutenant-Commander (Korvettenkapitan). Near the end of the war he was sent on a special mission to transport high-technology information and supplies to Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
on board the submarine U-234. On May 8, 1945 the war with Germany ended and on May 14 the U-234 surrendered to the United States. Schlicke was taken to a secret POW camp code named P. O. Box 1142
P. O. Box 1142
P.O. Box 1142 was a secret American military intelligence facility that operated during World War II. The American Military Intelligence Service had two special wings whose core duty was to interview the Prisoners of War , known as MIS -X and MIS -Y. They were known by their codename, the mailing...
based out of Fort Hunt, Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
. He was repatriated to Germany in 1946, but was invited to return to the United States to work under Operation Paperclip
Operation Paperclip
Operation Paperclip was the Office of Strategic Services program used to recruit the scientists of Nazi Germany for employment by the United States in the aftermath of World War II...
at the Office of Naval Research
Office of Naval Research
The Office of Naval Research , headquartered in Arlington, Virginia , is the office within the United States Department of the Navy that coordinates, executes, and promotes the science and technology programs of the U.S...
in Sands Point, New York
Sands Point, New York
Sands Point is a village located at the northernmost tip of the Cow Neck Peninsula on the North Shore of Long Island in Nassau County, New York. As of the United States 2010 Census, the village population was 2,675. The Incorporated Village of Sands Point is in the Town of North...
. His work there consisted of what is now known as stealth technology
Stealth technology
Stealth technology also termed LO technology is a sub-discipline of military tactics and passive electronic countermeasures, which cover a range of techniques used with personnel, aircraft, ships, submarines, and missiles, to make them less visible to radar, infrared, sonar and other detection...
.
In September, 1950 he accepted a job with the Allen-Bradley Company in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to manage the development of ferrite
Ferrite (magnet)
Ferrites are chemical compounds consisting of ceramic materials with iron oxide as their principal component. Many of them are magnetic materials and they are used to make permanent magnets, ferrite cores for transformers, and in various other applications.Many ferrites are spinels with the...
based electronic components. While working there, he authored the book Essentials of Dielectromagnetic Engineering in 1961 which deals with ferrites and dielectric
Dielectric
A dielectric is an electrical insulator that can be polarized by an applied electric field. When a dielectric is placed in an electric field, electric charges do not flow through the material, as in a conductor, but only slightly shift from their average equilibrium positions causing dielectric...
materials. In the late 60's and early 70's he became involved with Electromagnetic compatibility
Electromagnetic compatibility
Electromagnetic compatibility is the branch of electrical sciences which studies the unintentional generation, propagation and reception of electromagnetic energy with reference to the unwanted effects that such energy may induce...
EMC issues becoming the president of the IEEE Electromagnetic Compatibility Society
IEEE Electromagnetic Compatibility Society
The IEEE Electromagnetic Compatibility Society is an organizational unit and professional society of academic professors and applied engineers with a common interest, affiliated with the IEEE. The 50-year-old Society has members and chapters in nearly every country throughout the world...
and in 1967 an IEEE Fellow
IEEE Fellow
An IEEE member is elevated to the grade of IEEE Fellow for "unusual distinction in the profession and shall be conferred by the Board of Directors upon a person with an extraordinary record of accomplishments in any of the IEEE fields of interest"...
. He retired from Allen-Bradley in 1974, but continued to work in the EMC field by consulting and authoring another book Electromagnetic Compossibility in 1982. In 1994 he coauthored a personal development
Personal development
Personal development includes activities that improve awareness and identity, develop talents and potential, build human capital and facilitates employability, enhance quality of life and contribute to the realization of dreams and aspirations...
book with his son Lutz Schlicke titled Ready for any Challenge. Dr. Schlicke died in his sleep in 2006 at the age of 93.
Further reading
- Joseph Mark Scalia, Germany's Last Mission to Japan: The Failed Voyage of U-234 Naval Institute Press (2000) ISBN 1-55750-811-9