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Heinz Richter (engineer)

Heinz Richter (engineer) is a engineering topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Heinz Richter (engineer) rather than just read about it. In short: Heinz Richter (1 November 1909 – 14 May 1971) was a German radio engineer and one of the most successful authors of introductory-level radio and electronics textbooks in Germany from the 1950s throughout the 1970s. Biography Born in Gehrden, Germany, Richter was influenced early by the books of Walther de Haas ("Hanns Günther").

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Reference excerpt

Heinz Richter (1 November 1909 – 14 May 1971) was a German radio engineer and one of the most successful authors of introductory-level radio and electronics textbooks in Germany from the 1950s throughout the 1970s.

Biography Born in Gehrden, Germany, Richter was influenced early by the books of Walther de Haas ("Hanns Günther"). He enrolled in the Höhere Technische Lehranstalt in Munich, from which he graduated as Engineer in 1932. Already in 1934, in cooperation with Günther, Richter published his first textbook for radio engineers, Schule des Funktechnikers, which immediately became popular. This was soon followed by a revised edition of Günther's classic, Elektrotechnik für Jungen (Electronics for Boys). In the 1930s and 1940s, Richter worked as a development engineer and engineering group leader at the radio research group of the Aeronautical Research Institute in Oberpfaffenhofen (Forschungsinstitut für Flugfunk) under Prof. Max Dieckmann (today, the RF and Radar laboratory of DLR, the German Aerospace Center). After 1945, Richter pursued a career as an independent author and engineering consultant. He held 10 patents and wrote over 1,000 articles for trade publications. In the late 1950s, Richter designed the "Kosmos" radio and electronics experimental kits sold by publisher Franckh-Kosmos.

Works Richter was a prolific writer, whose books enjoyed long-term popularity. Revised editions of some (e.g. Elektrotechnik für Jungen) were published until the 1980s. He has however been criticized for superficiality – while some books contain detailed building instructions along with pictures of sample kits, others (e.g. Schaltungsbuch der Transistortechnik) are little more than commented collections of industry application circuits.

Schule des Funktechnikers, Hanns Günther & Heinz Richter Elektrotechnik für Jungen, Heinz Richter (based on Hanns Günther), 1948 (revised editions until 1982) Radiotechnik für Alle, 1949 Vol. I, Radiotechnik für Alle Vol. II, UKW-FM Vol. III, Fernsehen für Alle, 1951 Vol. IV, Der Kurzwellen-Amateur (Karl Schultheiß) Radiopraxis für Alle Vol. I, Der Bau von Normal- und UKW-Empfängern Vol. II, Fernseh-Experimentier-Praxis Vol. III, Der Ultrakurzwellen-Amateur (Karl Schultheiß) Vol. IV, Tonaufnahme für Alle, 1953 Vol. V, Elektro-Akustik für Alle, 1954 Praxis der Elektronik Vol. I, Elektronik in Selbstbau und Versuch Vol. II, Praktische Elektronik für jeden Beruf Vol. III, Transistorpraxis Radiobasteln für Jungen, 1958 Neue Schule der Radiotechnik und Elektronik Vol. I, Allgemeine Grundlagen, Bauelemente, 1958 Vol. II, Grundschaltungen der Radiotechnik und Elektronik, 1959 Vol. III, Geräte, Anlagen, Verfahrenstechnik der Radiotechnik und Elektronik, 1959 Vol. IV, Meßgeräte und Meßverfahren, 1959 Meßpraxis, 1961 Schaltungsbuch der Transistortechnik Bastelbuch der Mini-Elektronik, 1969

References Richter obituary, Funk-Technik 12/1971, p. 445 (http://homepage.bluewin.ch/radiomann/Heinz_Richter/HeinzRichter.gif) Mini biography, in Bastelbuch der Mini-Elektronik, 4th ed. Bibliography, in Radiopraxis für Alle

External links Thread on Richter biography at Radiomuseum Heinz Richter (German)

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Example 2 — changing one variable

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

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Applications of Heinz Richter (engineer)

In research: Heinz Richter (engineer) appears in engineering research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Heinz Richter (engineer) in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Heinz Richter (engineer) is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1909 births, 1971 deaths, 20th-century German engineers, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Heinz Richter (engineer) outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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