Daniel J. Shanefield

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Daniel Jay Shanefield (April 29, 1930 – November 13, 2013[1]) was a United States ceramic engineer.

Shanefield was born in

Bell Laboratories. In 1986 he returned to Rutgers as a Professor II (a professorial rank at Rutgers that is one step above a normal full professor).[2]

At Bell Laboratories, Shanefield was the co-inventor with Richard E. Mistler of the

power amplifiers, setting off what became known in audiophile circles as "the great debate".[5]

Shanefield is the author of two books, Organic Additives and Ceramic Processing (Kluwer, 1995; 2nd ed., Kluwer, 1996) and Industrial Electronics for Engineers, Chemists, and Technicians (William Andrew Publishing, 2001).[6]

He was a four-time winner of the AT&T Outstanding Achievement Award[2] and was elected as a Fellow of the American Ceramic Society in 1993.[7]

Shanefield died in Honolulu, Hawaii, aged 83.

References

  1. ^ Daniel J. Shanefield « Honolulu Hawaii Obituaries - Hawaii Newspaper Obituaries
  2. ^ a b Biographical sketch from documents for 2000 ABET Engineering Program review, Rutgers University, retrieved 2011-04-03.
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  5. ^ Nousaine, Tom (1990), "The Great Debate: Is Anyone Winning?", 8th International Conference: The Sound of Audio, Audio Engineering Society.
  6. ^ Books Written by Faculty Archived 2011-04-15 at the Wayback Machine, Rutgers Materials Science and Engineering, retrieved 2011-04-01.
  7. ^ American Ceramic Society Fellows as of 2009 Archived 2011-07-25 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 2011-04-01.