Herman Affel | |
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 Lloyd Espenschied (left) and Affel (right)c. 1950–1960 | |
| Born | Herman Andrew Affel (1893-08-04)August 4, 1893 |
| Died | October 13, 1972(1972-10-13) (aged 79) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Occupation | Electrical engineer |
| Known for | Inventing the moderncoaxial cable |
| Spouse | Bertha May Plummer |
Herman Andrew Affel (August 4, 1893 – October 13, 1972) was anAmericanelectrical engineer who invented the moderncoaxial cable.
He was born on August 4, 1893. He attendedMIT. He later married Bertha May Plummer.
From MIT he went to work atBell Laboratories. Among other projects he worked withLloyd Espenschied on the characteristics of coaxial cable. Espenschied and Affel jointly applied for a patent on a wideband coaxial cable system of transmission, filed in 1929 and granted in 1934. The invention was disclosed in a prize-winning paper published in AIEE's Electrical Engineering in October 1934.
He died on October 13, 1972.
In 2006, Affel was inducted into theNational Inventors Hall of Fame.