Hal was born in Brooklyn, New York. He studied Electrical Engineering at The Cooper Union where he received a B.E. degree in 1944. He continued his studies at The Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute where he received his M.E.E. degree. Hal Goldberg spent years designing instruments and systems for military and commercial use. He moved to technical leadership at Allen B. Dumont, Ernerson Radio and Consolidated Avionics. In 1959 he was recruited to Massachusetts by Bernard Gordon, a lifelong friend.
He led the technical design of the full test facility at NASA’s Goddard Space Center, developed medical monitoring instrumentation, installed the first known ICU and instrumented the physiology laboratories at Harvard Medical School.
In 1970, as founding president of Data Precision Company, now Analogic, he led development of portable and rugged precision voltmeters, multi-meters and waveform analyzers. His hand-held 41/2 digit battery operated instruments were revolutionary and allowed precision measurements outside of the laboratory’s controlled environment.
Growing frustrated with the education of new engineers, partnering with Mr. Gordon, he spearheaded the new Gordon Institute, to teach engineers to be technical leaders, and project engineers. In the ’80s, it received full accreditation and was the paragon for a new technical education. In 1988, Hall Goldberg was Associate Dean of the Gordon Institute of Tufts University. He served in that role until his retirement.
Harold passed away on July 17, 2023.
Awards
Hal Goldberg is the recipient of many awards from the IEEE, the Gordon Prize from the National Academy of Science and Engineering, and the President’s Citation from The Cooper Union. Hal has been active in the IEEE, the long time editor of the Boston Section newsletter, and the first person to be region and division director, the first Vice President of Professional Activities, a Society president, and founder and chairman in the early years of the Electro conference. Mr. Goldberg was the 1989 recipient of the John Fluke Memorial Pioneer Award for his lifetime achievements. He received the 1988 Distinguished Service Award from the I&M Society, the 1978 Citation of Honor from USAB, the Centennial Medal, and the 1980 Award of Distinction from the Polytechnic Institute of New York. In 1993, he received the Allen Ploss Award from ELECTRO. He is the 2013 recipient of the CUAA Gano Dunn Award, and a member of The Cooper Union Hall of Fame.
