Remus Bazilius Răduleț (May 3, 1904 – February 6, 1984) was a

Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...

electrical engineer Electrical engineering is an engineering discipline concerned with the study, design, and application of equipment, devices, and systems that use electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism. It emerged as an identifiable occupation in the l ...

, who contributed to the development of the International Electrotechnical Vocabulary and theoretical electrotechnology. He was a titular member of the

Romanian Academy The Romanian Academy ( ) is a cultural forum founded in Bucharest, Romania, in 1866. It covers the scientific, artistic and literary domains. The academy has 181 active members who are elected for life. According to its bylaws, the academy's ma ...

and served as president of the

International Electrotechnical Commission The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC; ) is an international standards organization that prepares and publishes international standards for all electrical, electronics, electronic and related technologies. IEC standards cover a va ...

from 1964 to 1967.

Biography

He was born in 1904 in Brădeni (then in

Austria-Hungary Austria-Hungary, also referred to as the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Dual Monarchy or the Habsburg Monarchy, was a multi-national constitutional monarchy in Central Europe#Before World War I, Central Europe between 1867 and 1918. A military ...

, now in

Sibiu County Sibiu County () is a county () of Romania, in the historical region of Transylvania. Its county seat () is the namesake town of Sibiu (). Name In Hungarian, it is known as ''Szeben megye'', and in German as ''Kreis Hermannstadt''. Under the ...

), the son of the priest Vasile Răduleț and his wife, Ana Răduleț. He attended elementary school in

Berivoi The Berivoi (also: ''Făgărășel'') is a right tributary of the river Racovița in Romania. It discharges into the Racovița in the city Făgăraș Făgăraș (; , ) is a municipiu, city in central Romania, located in Brașov County. It lies ...

and

Sighișoara Sighișoara (; ; ; Transylvanian Saxon dialect, Transylvanian Saxon: ''Schäsbrich'', ''Šesburχ'', or ''Scheeßprich''; ; or ) is a Municipiu, city on the Târnava Mare, Târnava Mare River in Mureș County, central Romania. Located in the ...

, and then studied at Radu Negru High School in

Făgăraș Făgăraș (; , ) is a municipiu, city in central Romania, located in Brașov County. It lies on the Olt (river), Olt River and has a population of 26,284 as of 2021. It is situated in the historical region of Transylvania, and is the main city of ...

from 1919 to 1923. He studied

electromechanical Electromechanics combine processes and procedures drawn from electrical engineering and mechanical engineering. Electromechanics focus on the interaction of electrical and mechanical systems as a whole and how the two systems interact with each ...

engineering at the

Politehnica University of Timișoara Politehnica University of Timișoara (; abbreviated UPT) is a public university in Timișoara. Founded in 1920, it is one of the largest institute of technology, technical universities in Central and Eastern Europe. The 10 faculties of the univ ...

, then at

ETH Zurich ETH Zurich (; ) is a public university in Zurich, Switzerland. Founded in 1854 with the stated mission to educate engineers and scientists, the university focuses primarily on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. ETH Zurich ran ...

. He coordinated the writing of the Romanian Technical Lexicon, a vast multilingual technical encyclopedia. This activity enabled him to contribute to the international standardized vocabulary of electrotechnology. Răduleț was elected corresponding member of the

in 1955, and titular member in 1963. He died in

Bucharest Bucharest ( , ; ) is the capital and largest city of Romania. The metropolis stands on the River Dâmbovița (river), Dâmbovița in south-eastern Romania. Its population is officially estimated at 1.76 million residents within a greater Buc ...

in 1984.

Works

*Lexiconul tehnic român, 18 volumes, 1948 *Bazele Electrotehnicii, 1966

Notes

References

C. de Sabata, I. Muntean, Remember Profesori ai Școalei Politehnice Timișorene, Helicon publisher, 1993 {{DEFAULTSORT:Remus Radulet 1904 births 1984 deaths Romanian electrical engineers Titular members of the Romanian Academy Politehnica University of Timișoara alumni Academic staff of the Politehnica University of Timișoara Academic staff of the Politehnica University of Bucharest People from Sibiu County ETH Zurich alumni Radu Negru National College alumni