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FRED E. LUBORSKY
1923–2010
elected in 1985
“For the understanding and development of fine particle magnets and plated
wire memories, and for important contributions to the study of the metallurgy
and magnetic properties of amorphous alloys applicable to a wide range of
magnetic devices, particularly power transformers.”
By HarVey W. scHadler
fRED E. LUBORSKY, an internationally known authority on
permanent magnets and amorphous metals, died february 3,
2010. fred was born on May 14, 1923. fred was 86 and he died
peacefully.
fred was a highly educated and technically competent
scientist who was open with his scientific information, his
insights, and his enthusiasm. He was granted a four-year
merit scholarship from the city of Philadelphia, and he
completed a bachelor’s degree in chemistry at the University
of Pennsylvania in 1947. after serving two years in the U.s.
Navy, he completed his doctorate in physical chemistry at the
illinois institute of Technology in 1951.
fred joined the general electric corporate research and
development laboratory (crd) in 1951. following one
year at crd, he spent seven years working for ge in lynn,
Massachusetts. in 1958 fred returned to ge’s crd, where he
specialized in the physics of magnets and the metallurgy of
magnetic materials and devices. His career began, grew, and
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ended with studies in these areas. fred’s contributions to the
scientific community included more than 160 technical papers
and 21 patents. These documents demonstrate fred’s efforts
(and those of many others in the magnet materials sphere)
to thoroughly establish the knowledge base for magnetic
materials. In addition to these scientific contributions, he
was the key technology leader in developing ge’s lodex
permanent magnets, thin-film electroplated magnetic disks,
plated wire memory, amorphous alloys for transformers, and
amorphous films for magneto-optic recording.
fred’s career was special not only because of these
achievements but because of his enthusiasm and his openness
to new information and insights. His contributions to his
colleagues were immense and greatly appreciated. some of
this appreciation is reflected in his many awards, including:
• The Centennial Medal for outstanding service and
achievements awarded by the institute of electrical
and electronics engineers (ieee)
• IEEE: Magnetic Society, president, 1971–1977, and
editor in chief, 1972–1975
• Member of the National Academy of Engineering
• Coolidge Fellow, General Electric Corporate Research
and development
• Fellow of the IEEE, American Institute of Chemists,
american Physical society, and New york academy
of sciences
fred was an avid tennis player and woodworking craftsman.
He and his wife florence were married for 63 years. They
raised three children: Professor Judith l. luborsky, biologist
at rush Medical center, chicago; Professor Mark r. luborsky,
anthropologist (husband of Professor andrea sankar) at
Wayne state University, Michigan; and rhoda s. luborsky,
owner of schenectady Vancurler Music, schenectady, New
york. He has one granddaughter, rebecca c. luborsky, of
Philadelphia.
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