Fraternity-Testvériség, 1958 (36. évfolyam, 1-11. szám)
1958-04-01 / 4. szám
FRATERNITY 13 consists essentially of a large number of tiny condensers in which a crystalline material is used as a dielectric. This crystalline material has a peculiar atomic arrangements which permits the switching of this arrangement in the various states similar to a snap switch used for switching electric power. This device is now available to industry through the Harshaw Chemical Company. Meanwhile, Professor Pulvari continues his research as professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the Catholic University of America. Professor Pulvari became a U. S. citizen in 1954. He is a member of Sigma Xi, national college scientific honor society to recognize original investigation in the pure and applied sciences; a senior member of the Institute of Radio Engineers, professional group on electronic devices; and a members of its admissions committee at Catholic University. He is vice president of the Alumni Association of the Piarist Schools in the Free World. Professor Pulvari has lectured on solid state topics all over the country. He gave a summer course at Wayne University dealing with ferro-electrics. He has a large number of scientific publications. His papers have appeared in the “Journal of Applied Physics” the “Proceedings of the IRE” and the “Journal of the Association for Computing Machinery.” He has about 10 U. S. patents on various phases of the application of ferro-electrics as a memory device. Dr. Faragó recalls that he came to the United States under the illusion that he could speak English. “I did, but I couldn’t understand the answers. I soon found my pronunciation was atrocious.” He took advantage of the University speech clinic and a tape recorder to discover the mysteries of the “short i and the long i” of the English language While he was still at George Washington he was named to the American Chemical Society and the University chapter of Sigma Xi. In 1952, with Dean Van Evera serving at his witness, he took citizenship vows in Baltimore, Md. Later Dean Van Evera was witness for Dr. Bay and Professor Pulvari when they became citizens. Dr. Farago’s first vivid impression of the United States was his entering flight over what seemed to him a “jungle in Maine”, a large expanse of green land, used for nothing. His second vivid impression dealt with the shortage of hotel rooms and the Washington heat. He and his wife steamed in a room with one window on “G” Street for one week. Then they breathed with more ease when they found a room near the zoo. “But is was like Africa at night when the lions were roaring”, he recalled. Four months later the apartment was found where Claire, their first born, appeared just 9 years ago. Dr. Farago’s Navy contract dealt mainly with classified studies in the chemistry of high explosives. For the Office: of Naval Research he worked on a reaction mechanism of nitration of oximes. Able to speak and understand, he soon found himself presenting a paper on this subject at one of the national sessions of the American Chemical Society.
