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	== Life ==		== Life ==
	'''Joseph Hilsenrath''' was born on November 11, 1912 what was then part of Austria ~~and now in~~ Poland. ~~1912.~~ He immigrated to the United States in 1920 and ~~served in the US Navy as Lieutenant Commander. He~~ received a BA and MA in mathematics from State Teachers College of New Jersey ~~and a BS in Physics from Renssaelar Polytechnic Institute~~.		'''Joseph Hilsenrath''' was born on November 11, 1912 in what was then part of Austria, later Poland, then later Russia. He immigrated to the United States in 1920 and received a BA and MA in mathematics from State Teachers College of New Jersey.

	Hilsenrath ~~worked from 1948 to 1974 for the National Bureau~~ of ~~Standards~~ in ~~Washington~~, DC.		Hilsenrath was a teacher: Instructor Math and Physics, College of Paterson (NJ), 1939-40; Instructor, Public School in New York, 1940-42; Instructor in Physics, Newark College 1942; and Coordinator of graduate training, U.S. Naval Ordnance Laboratory. 1946-48. He served in the US Navy as Lieutenant Commander and earned a BS in Physics from Renssaelar Polytechnic Institute.

	~~Source: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/washingtonpost/name/joseph-hilsenrath-obituary?id=5504826~~		In 1948 Hilsenrath worked joined 1974 for the [[National Bureau of Standards\|National Bureau of Standards]] (NBS) in Washington, DC, where he was Physical Science Administrator, 1948-55; Administrative Physicist, 1955-60; Chief Equation, State Secretary, 1960-68; and from 1968 Program Manager, Data Systems Design. He retired in 1974 and died on April 5, 2004.

	[[National Bureau of Standards\|~~'''~~National Bureau of Standards~~'''~~]] (NBS)
	He died on ~~Aoril~~ 5, 2004.

	== Contributions ==		== Contributions ==
	Instructor Math and Physics, College of Paterson (NJ) 1939-40; Instructor, Public School in NY 1940-42; Instructor in Physics, Newark College 1942; Coordinator of graduate training, U.S. Naval Ord. Lab 1946-48; NBS: Physical Science Administrator 1948-55; Administrative Physicist 1955-60; Chief Equation, State Secretary 1960-68; Program Manager Data Systems Design 1968-?; Interested in thermodynamics, thermodynamic properties, theoretical and experimental equation of state, research administration, design and application of user-oriented digital computer systems.		Hilsenrath was interested in thermodynamics, thermodynamic properties, theoretical and experimental equation of state, research administration, design and application of user-oriented digital computer systems. His work led to the creation of the database management program OMNIDATA, described in the his book with Bettijoyce Breen, ''OMNIDATA, An Interactive System for Data Retrieval, Statistical and Graphical Analysis and Data-Base Management: A User’s Manual''. This was the first major publication of the National Bureau of Standards in the area of computerized scientific data management.

	P. ~~254~~ of the ~~following NIST (formerly~~ National Bureau of Standards~~) contains~~ the ~~information below. <nowiki>http://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/sp958-lide/254-257~~.~~pdf</nowiki>~~

	Joseph Hilsenrath began his career at NBS in 1948, first as a scientist/mathematician specializing in employee training, then as an experimental researcher in high pressure physics, after which he became Chief of the Equation of State Section of the Heat Division. As the first computers became available at NBS, he became interested in the preparation of tables of thermodynamic data and in putting computer know-how in the hands of Everyman. His OMNITAB statistical packages received wide use in NBS and other Government agencies. He moved to the Office of Standard Reference Data in 1967, where he led the development of computerized typesetting methods that saw use throughout the Government. He retired in 1974, but for many years remained active in NBS reference data activities.		Joseph Hilsenrath began his career at NBS in 1948, first as a scientist/mathematician specializing in employee training, then as an experimental researcher in high pressure physics, after which he became Chief of the Equation of State Section of the Heat Division. As the first computers became available at NBS, he became interested in the preparation of tables of thermodynamic data and in putting computer know-how in the hands of Everyman. His OMNITAB statistical packages received wide use in NBS and other Government agencies. He moved to the Office of Standard Reference Data in 1967, where he led the development of computerized typesetting methods that saw use throughout the Government. He retired in 1974, but for many years remained active in NBS reference data activities.

	A ~~detailed obituary summarizing his work at NIST appeared in~~ the ~~Standards Alumni Association Newsletter~~ of ~~NIST in June~~, ~~2004~~, p. 15.		== Publications ==
			*''OMNIDATA: an interactive system for data retrieval, statistical and graphical analysis and data-base management. A user's manual'' [With B. B. Molino]. Washington, DC: National Bureau of Standards, National Measurement Laboratory, 1978, 294p (1978).
			*''Beyond data retrieval: an outline of the unique data features of the NBS OMNIDATA System.'' Molino, Bettijoyce Breen; Hilsenrath, Joseph. Washington, D.C., National Bureau of Standards, 1979, 7p.

	~~P. 254 of the following NIST (formerly National Bureau of Standards) contains the above information. <nowiki>http://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/sp958-lide/254-257.pdf</nowiki>~~		== Offices ==
			* [[ASIST\|American Documentation Institute]]. President, 1956.
	* ~~''OMNIDATA: an interactive system for data retrieval, statistical and graphical analysis and data-base management. A user's manual''~~ [~~With B. B. Molino~~]. ~~Washington, DC: National Bureau of Standards, National Measurement Laboratory, 1978, 294p (1978).~~
	* ''Beyond data retrieval: an outline of the unique data features of the NBS OMNIDATA System.'' Molino, Bettijoyce Breen; Hilsenrath, Joseph. Washington, D.C., National Bureau of Standards, 1979, 7p.

	== Awards ==		== Awards ==
	Department of Commerce:		*Department of Commerce. Silver medal, and Gold Medal, 1971

	* Service Award, ~~1962~~
	* Gold Medal, 1971

	~~== Offices ==~~

	* [[American Society for Information Science\|'''ASIS''']] Pres. 1956

	== Further reading ==		== Further reading ==
	*"Joseph Hilsenrath Obituary." ''The Washington Post'' [https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/washingtonpost/name/joseph-hilsenrath-obituary?id=5504826]		*"Joseph Hilsenrath Obituary." ''The Washington Post'' [https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/washingtonpost/name/joseph-hilsenrath-obituary?id=5504826]
	*''Oral history interview of Joseph Hilsenrath, October 29, 1982.'' NBS-NIST Oral Histories.		*A detailed obituary summarizing his work at NIST appeared in the Standards Alumni Association Newsletter of NIST in June, 2004, p. 15.
	[https://nistdigitalarchives.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16009coll2/id/319]		*''Oral history interview of Joseph Hilsenrath, October 29, 1982.'' NBS-NIST Oral Histories. [https://nistdigitalarchives.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16009coll2/id/319]
			*Rumble, John R., Jr. ''OMNIDATA and the Computerization of Scientific Data''. In: ''A century of excellence in measurements, standards, and technology''. Ed. by David R. Lide. [editor]. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2002. Originally published as National Institute of Standards and Technology, Special Publication, 958--U.S. [http://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/sp958-lide/254-257.pdf]
	~~== PAPERS ==~~
	~~'''LOCATION #1''' NIST Digital Archives (online)~~

	* '''~~PAPERS DATES:~~'~~'' 1982~~
	* '''INCLUDES:''~~' Oral history interview (audio~~ and ~~transcript)~~
	* ''~~'SOURCE~~:~~''' https~~://~~nistdigitalarchives~~.~~contentdm~~.~~oclc.org~~/~~digital~~/~~collection~~/~~p16009coll2/id/318~~

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			'''Joseph Hilsenrath''' (1912-2004) was a pioneer of information science.
	[[File:Joseph Hilsenrath.jpg\|alt=Joseph Hilsenrath\|thumb\|Joseph Hilsenrath]]		[[File:Joseph Hilsenrath.jpg\|alt=Joseph Hilsenrath\|thumb\|Joseph Hilsenrath]]
	~~Joseph Hilsenrath (1912-2004) was a pioneer of information science.~~

	== Life ==		== Life ==
	Joseph Hilsenrath was born in Poland in 1912. He immigrated to the United States and ~~earned degrees~~ from State Teachers College of New Jersey ~~(BA, MA)~~ and Renssaelar Polytechnic Institute ~~(BS)~~.		'''Joseph Hilsenrath''' was born on November 11, 1912 what was then part of Austria and now in Poland. 1912. He immigrated to the United States in 1920 and served in the US Navy as Lieutenant Commander. He received a BA and MA in mathematics from State Teachers College of New Jersey and a BS in Physics from Renssaelar Polytechnic Institute.

			Hilsenrath worked from 1948 to 1974 for the National Bureau of Standards in Washington, DC.

	Source: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/washingtonpost/name/joseph-hilsenrath-obituary?id=5504826		Source: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/washingtonpost/name/joseph-hilsenrath-obituary?id=5504826

	~~== Relevant Employment ==~~		[[National Bureau of Standards\|'''National Bureau of Standards''']] (NBS)
			He died on Aoril 5, 2004.
	* [[National Bureau of Standards\|'''National Bureau of Standards''']] (NBS)

	== Contributions ==		== Contributions ==
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	P. 254 of the following NIST (formerly National Bureau of Standards) contains the above information. <nowiki>http://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/sp958-lide/254-257.pdf</nowiki>		P. 254 of the following NIST (formerly National Bureau of Standards) contains the above information. <nowiki>http://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/sp958-lide/254-257.pdf</nowiki>

	~~Listed below are two of his major publications:~~		* ''OMNIDATA: an interactive system for data retrieval, statistical and graphical analysis and data-base management. A user's manual'' [With B. B. Molino]. Washington, DC: National Bureau of Standards, National Measurement Laboratory, 1978, 294p (1978).

	* ''OMNIDATA: an interactive system for data retrieval, statistical and graphical analysis and data-base management. A user's manual'' ~~Hilsenrath, Joseph;~~ Molino~~, Bettijoyce Breen~~. Washington, ~~D.C.,~~ National Bureau of Standards, National Measurement Laboratory, 1978, 294p (1978).
	* ''Beyond data retrieval: an outline of the unique data features of the NBS OMNIDATA System.'' Molino, Bettijoyce Breen; Hilsenrath, Joseph. Washington, D.C., National Bureau of Standards, 1979, 7p.		* ''Beyond data retrieval: an outline of the unique data features of the NBS OMNIDATA System.'' Molino, Bettijoyce Breen; Hilsenrath, Joseph. Washington, D.C., National Bureau of Standards, 1979, 7p.

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	* [[American Society for Information Science\|'''ASIS''']] Pres. 1956		* [[American Society for Information Science\|'''ASIS''']] Pres. 1956

			== Further reading ==
			*"Joseph Hilsenrath Obituary." ''The Washington Post'' [https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/washingtonpost/name/joseph-hilsenrath-obituary?id=5504826]
			*''Oral history interview of Joseph Hilsenrath, October 29, 1982.'' NBS-NIST Oral Histories.
			[https://nistdigitalarchives.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16009coll2/id/319]

	== PAPERS ==		== PAPERS ==

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	== PAPERS ==		== PAPERS ==
	~~No information.~~		'''LOCATION #1''' NIST Digital Archives (online)

	~~An oral history was conducted in~~ 1982~~. The citation is:~~		* '''PAPERS DATES:''' 1982
			* '''INCLUDES:''' Oral history interview (audio and transcript)
	''~~Joseph Hilsenrath Oral History~~''		* '''SOURCE:''' https://nistdigitalarchives.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16009coll2/id/318

	~~Conducted by Joseph Cameron and W. Reeves Tilley on October 29, 1982.~~

	~~Transcript on file at the NIST Archives, National Institute of Standards~~ and ~~Technology, Gaithersburg. MD.~~

	~~Permission from NIST Library required for use and citation.~~

	~~Abstract~~: ~~Joseph Hilsenrath discusses his long and distinguished career at NBS~~. ~~He recalls his work in the Thermodynamic Tables Project where he developed the OMNITAB software system~~. ~~He also recalls his contribution to the training programs at NBS - in particular, the Post Doctoral Program~~. ~~Hilsenrath ends his interview with a discussion of the efforts which led to the establishment of electronic typesetting operations at NBS.~~

	~~Source: NIST Library, 2013~~

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	== Life ==		== Life ==
			Joseph Hilsenrath was born in Poland in 1912. He immigrated to the United States and earned degrees from State Teachers College of New Jersey (BA, MA) and Renssaelar Polytechnic Institute (BS).

			Source: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/washingtonpost/name/joseph-hilsenrath-obituary?id=5504826

	== Relevant Employment ==		== Relevant Employment ==

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			Joseph Hilsenrath (1912-2004) was a pioneer of information science.

	== Life ==		== Life ==
	~~1912-2004~~

	== Relevant Employment ==		== Relevant Employment ==

	* NBS		* [[National Bureau of Standards\|'''National Bureau of Standards''']] (NBS)

	== Contributions ==		== Contributions ==
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	== Offices ==		== Offices ==

	* ASIS Pres. 1956		* [[American Society for Information Science\|'''ASIS''']] Pres. 1956

	== PAPERS ==		== PAPERS ==

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			== Life ==
	1912-2004		1912-2004

			== Relevant Employment ==

			* NBS

			== Contributions ==
	Instructor Math and Physics, College of Paterson (NJ) 1939-40; Instructor, Public School in NY 1940-42; Instructor in Physics, Newark College 1942; Coordinator of graduate training, U.S. Naval Ord. Lab 1946-48; NBS: Physical Science Administrator 1948-55; Administrative Physicist 1955-60; Chief Equation, State Secretary 1960-68; Program Manager Data Systems Design 1968-?; Interested in thermodynamics, thermodynamic properties, theoretical and experimental equation of state, research administration, design and application of user-oriented digital computer systems.		Instructor Math and Physics, College of Paterson (NJ) 1939-40; Instructor, Public School in NY 1940-42; Instructor in Physics, Newark College 1942; Coordinator of graduate training, U.S. Naval Ord. Lab 1946-48; NBS: Physical Science Administrator 1948-55; Administrative Physicist 1955-60; Chief Equation, State Secretary 1960-68; Program Manager Data Systems Design 1968-?; Interested in thermodynamics, thermodynamic properties, theoretical and experimental equation of state, research administration, design and application of user-oriented digital computer systems.

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	A detailed obituary summarizing his work at NIST appeared in the Standards Alumni Association Newsletter of NIST in June, 2004, p. 15.		A detailed obituary summarizing his work at NIST appeared in the Standards Alumni Association Newsletter of NIST in June, 2004, p. 15.

	P. 254 of the following NIST (formerly National Bureau of Standards) contains the above information.		P. 254 of the following NIST (formerly National Bureau of Standards) contains the above information. <nowiki>http://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/sp958-lide/254-257.pdf</nowiki>

	<nowiki>http://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/sp958-lide/254-257.pdf</nowiki>

	Listed below are two of his major publications:		Listed below are two of his major publications:

	'''OMNIDATA: an interactive system for data retrieval, statistical and graphical analysis and data-base management. A user's manual'''		* ''OMNIDATA: an interactive system for data retrieval, statistical and graphical analysis and data-base management. A user's manual'' Hilsenrath, Joseph; Molino, Bettijoyce Breen. Washington, D.C., National Bureau of Standards, National Measurement Laboratory, 1978, 294p (1978).
			* ''Beyond data retrieval: an outline of the unique data features of the NBS OMNIDATA System.'' Molino, Bettijoyce Breen; Hilsenrath, Joseph. Washington, D.C., National Bureau of Standards, 1979, 7p.

	~~Hilsenrath, Joseph; Molino, Bettijoyce Breen. Washington, D.C., National Bureau~~ of ~~Standards, National Measurement Laboratory, 1978, 294p (1978).~~		== Awards ==
			Department of Commerce:

	~~'''Beyond data retrieval: an outline of the unique data features of the NBS OMNIDATA System.''' Molino~~, ~~Bettijoyce Breen; Hilsenrath~~, ~~Joseph. Washington, D.C., National Bureau of Standards, 1979, 7p.~~		* Service Award, 1962
			* Gold Medal, 1971

	== ~~Life~~ ==		== Offices ==
	Joseph Hilsenrath began his career at NBS in 1948, first as a scientist/mathematician specializing in employee training, then as an experimental researcher in high pressure physics, after which he became Chief of the Equation of State Section of the Heat Division. As the first computers became available at NBS, he became interested in the preparation of tables of thermodynamic data and in putting computer know-how in the hands of Everyman. His OMNITAB statistical packages received wide use in NBS and other Government agencies. He moved to the Office of Standard Reference Data in 1967, where he led the development of computerized typesetting methods that saw use throughout the Government. He retired in 1974, but for many years remained active in NBS reference data activities.
			* ASIS Pres. 1956

	== ~~Awards~~ ==		== PAPERS ==
	~~Department of Commerce: Service Award 1962; Gold Medal 1971~~.		No information.

	~~== Selected Publications ==~~		An oral history was conducted in 1982. The citation is:
	~~xyz~~

	~~== Oral History ==~~		''Joseph Hilsenrath Oral History''
	~~An oral history was conducted in 1982. The citation is: '~~''Joseph Hilsenrath Oral History'''

	Conducted by Joseph Cameron and W. Reeves Tilley on October 29, 1982.		Conducted by Joseph Cameron and W. Reeves Tilley on October 29, 1982.
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	Abstract: Joseph Hilsenrath discusses his long and distinguished career at NBS. He recalls his work in the Thermodynamic Tables Project where he developed the OMNITAB software system. He also recalls his contribution to the training programs at NBS - in particular, the Post Doctoral Program. Hilsenrath ends his interview with a discussion of the efforts which led to the establishment of electronic typesetting operations at NBS.		Abstract: Joseph Hilsenrath discusses his long and distinguished career at NBS. He recalls his work in the Thermodynamic Tables Project where he developed the OMNITAB software system. He also recalls his contribution to the training programs at NBS - in particular, the Post Doctoral Program. Hilsenrath ends his interview with a discussion of the efforts which led to the establishment of electronic typesetting operations at NBS.

	Source: NIST Library, 2013.		Source: NIST Library, 2013

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1912-2004

Instructor Math and Physics, College of Paterson (NJ) 1939-40; Instructor, Public School in NY 1940-42; Instructor in Physics, Newark College 1942; Coordinator of graduate training, U.S. Naval Ord. Lab 1946-48; NBS: Physical Science Administrator 1948-55; Administrative Physicist 1955-60; Chief Equation, State Secretary 1960-68; Program Manager Data Systems Design 1968-?; Interested in thermodynamics, thermodynamic properties, theoretical and experimental equation of state, research administration, design and application of user-oriented digital computer systems.

P. 254 of the following NIST (formerly National Bureau of Standards) contains the information below. <nowiki>http://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/sp958-lide/254-257.pdf</nowiki>

Joseph Hilsenrath began his career at NBS in 1948, first as a scientist/mathematician specializing in employee training, then as an experimental researcher in high pressure physics, after which he became Chief of the Equation of State Section of the Heat Division. As the first computers became available at NBS, he became interested in the preparation of tables of thermodynamic data and in putting computer know-how in the hands of Everyman. His OMNITAB statistical packages received wide use in NBS and other Government agencies. He moved to the Office of Standard Reference Data in 1967, where he led the development of computerized typesetting methods that saw use throughout the Government. He retired in 1974, but for many years remained active in NBS reference data activities.

A detailed obituary summarizing his work at NIST appeared in the Standards Alumni Association Newsletter of NIST in June, 2004, p. 15.

P. 254 of the following NIST (formerly National Bureau of Standards) contains the above information.

<nowiki>http://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/sp958-lide/254-257.pdf</nowiki>

Listed below are two of his major publications:

'''OMNIDATA: an interactive system for data retrieval, statistical and graphical analysis and data-base management. A user's manual'''

Hilsenrath, Joseph; Molino, Bettijoyce Breen. Washington, D.C., National Bureau of Standards, National Measurement Laboratory, 1978, 294p (1978).

'''Beyond data retrieval: an outline of the unique data features of the NBS OMNIDATA System.''' Molino, Bettijoyce Breen; Hilsenrath, Joseph. Washington, D.C., National Bureau of Standards, 1979, 7p.

== Life ==
Joseph Hilsenrath began his career at NBS in 1948, first as a scientist/mathematician specializing in employee training, then as an experimental researcher in high pressure physics, after which he became Chief of the Equation of State Section of the Heat Division. As the first computers became available at NBS, he became interested in the preparation of tables of thermodynamic data and in putting computer know-how in the hands of Everyman. His OMNITAB statistical packages received wide use in NBS and other Government agencies. He moved to the Office of Standard Reference Data in 1967, where he led the development of computerized typesetting methods that saw use throughout the Government. He retired in 1974, but for many years remained active in NBS reference data activities.

== Awards ==
Department of Commerce: Service Award 1962; Gold Medal 1971.

== Selected Publications ==
xyz

== Oral History ==
An oral history was conducted in 1982. The citation is: '''Joseph Hilsenrath Oral History'''

Conducted by Joseph Cameron and W. Reeves Tilley on October 29, 1982.

Transcript on file at the NIST Archives, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg. MD.

Permission from NIST Library required for use and citation.

Abstract: Joseph Hilsenrath discusses his long and distinguished career at NBS. He recalls his work in the Thermodynamic Tables Project where he developed the OMNITAB software system. He also recalls his contribution to the training programs at NBS - in particular, the Post Doctoral Program. Hilsenrath ends his interview with a discussion of the efforts which led to the establishment of electronic typesetting operations at NBS.

Source: NIST Library, 2013.