Walter Brenner
Walter Brenner | |
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Walter Brenner in 2012 | |
| Born | July 21, 1923 Vienna, Austria |
| Died | December 6, 2017 (aged 94) New Jersey, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Chemical engineering |
| Institutions | Polytechnic Institute, New York University, Master Bond Inc. |
| Doctoral advisor | Donald Othmer |
Walter Brenner (July 21, 1923 – December 6, 2017) was an Austrian-American professor of chemical engineering and inventor. He also authored a number of patents, technical papers, magazine articles, and books. Brenner is recognized as having pioneered the development of high energy ionizing radiation for polymers to be used for industrial, aerospace, medical, and consumer applications. He died in December 2017 at the age of 94.