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Born | Tonawanda, New York, U.S. | January 7, 1930
Died | January 23, 2020 Ithaca, New York, U.S. | (aged 90)
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Sport | Sports shooting |
Herbert Bernhardt Voelcker Jr. (January 7, 1930 – January 23, 2020) was an American sports shooter, professor and engineer. [1] [2] He competed in the 300 metre rifle event at the 1956 Summer Olympics. [3] [4] He was a pioneer in computer-aided design. [5]
Voelcker was born in January 1930 in Tonawanda, New York. [1] At Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), [6] Voelcker studied mechanical engineering, [1] before going to the University of Rochester and Cornell University. [1] At MIT, Voelcker was part of the rifle team and the rowing team, becoming a collegiate rifle champion in 1950. [2] Voelcker then served with the 82nd Airborne Division, [7] and was part of the army team that won the national team rifle title. [2] He earned a Fulbright Scholarship and went to the Imperial College of Science in London, England, to study electrical engineering. [2] During the 1950s, Voelcker also coached the rifle team at MIT. [1]
At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, [8] Voelcker competed in the men's 300 metre free rifle, three positions event, finishing in tenth place. [9]
He taught at the University of Rochester, where he was awarded with the university's top prize in 1969. [2] Voelcker's work in 3D modeling led to the use of CAD/CAM engineering. [10] In total, Voelcker spent more than twenty years as a professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, and worked at the Cornell University College of Engineering. [2] He was a Life Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. [11] In 2014, he was awarded with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. [12]
Voelcker died at the Cayuga Medical Center in Ithaca, New York, in January 2020 at the age of 90. [2] [13]
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Born | Tonawanda, New York, U.S. | January 7, 1930
Died | January 23, 2020 Ithaca, New York, U.S. | (aged 90)
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Sport | Sports shooting |
Herbert Bernhardt Voelcker Jr. (January 7, 1930 – January 23, 2020) was an American sports shooter, professor and engineer. [1] [2] He competed in the 300 metre rifle event at the 1956 Summer Olympics. [3] [4] He was a pioneer in computer-aided design. [5]
Voelcker was born in January 1930 in Tonawanda, New York. [1] At Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), [6] Voelcker studied mechanical engineering, [1] before going to the University of Rochester and Cornell University. [1] At MIT, Voelcker was part of the rifle team and the rowing team, becoming a collegiate rifle champion in 1950. [2] Voelcker then served with the 82nd Airborne Division, [7] and was part of the army team that won the national team rifle title. [2] He earned a Fulbright Scholarship and went to the Imperial College of Science in London, England, to study electrical engineering. [2] During the 1950s, Voelcker also coached the rifle team at MIT. [1]
At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, [8] Voelcker competed in the men's 300 metre free rifle, three positions event, finishing in tenth place. [9]
He taught at the University of Rochester, where he was awarded with the university's top prize in 1969. [2] Voelcker's work in 3D modeling led to the use of CAD/CAM engineering. [10] In total, Voelcker spent more than twenty years as a professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, and worked at the Cornell University College of Engineering. [2] He was a Life Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. [11] In 2014, he was awarded with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. [12]
Voelcker died at the Cayuga Medical Center in Ithaca, New York, in January 2020 at the age of 90. [2] [13]