Max Jakob (1879–1955)

1879 Born in Ludwigshafen

1905 Studies at the Technical University in Munich and gains engineering doctorate

from 1910 works at the Physical-Technical Institute in Berlin- Charlottenburg, becomes internationally acknowledged specialist for thermodynamics and heat transfer

January 1, 1936 Retired from his work because of his Jewish origins

April 1, 1936 Lands in New York to give a series of lectures throughout the USA

1937 Research Professor at the Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago

1955 Max Jakob dies in Chicago