Electronics engineer, inventor of the printed circuit. Born Vienna. Died London.
The hold a "Radio set containing original printed circuit boards, by Paul Eisler, Europe, 1942", captioned online with: "This radio is the first working device to use a printed circuit board (PCB), the electronic technology invented by Paul Eisler. An Austrian refugee in London, Eisler made this radio in 1942, following on from initial experiments in 1936. At the time, it was usual to interconnect all components in electronic goods with hand-soldered wires, a method of manufacture which did not lend itself to any high degree of automation. First applied in proximity fuses for anti-aircraft missiles, PCBs have subsequently found near universal application in electronic goods, yielding highly miniaturised devices which can be mass produced."
The has "Lived at 57 Exeter Road, Kilburn, London, England for approx 40 years, until his death in 1995.", which conflicts 's year of death of 1992. Dr David M. Jacobson, whose family initiated the plaque, confirms that the correct date is 26 October 1992.
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