mˈeɪnhɑːɹd ˈɛdwɪn mˈeɪɚ mˈɑːɹtʃ ˈeɪtiːn, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti nˈaɪn dᵻsˈɛmbɚɹ ɪlˈɛvən, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ɪlˈɛvən wʌzɐ ɹoʊmˈeɪniən bˈɔːɹn ɐmˈɛɹɪkən pɹəfˈɛsɚɹ ɪmˈɛɹɪɾəs ʌv fˈɪzɪks ænd mˌæθɪmˈæɾɪks æt ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv kˌælɪfˈoːɹniə, ˈɜːvaɪn, wˌɪtʃ hiː dʒˈɔɪnd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɪks.
Meinhard Edwin Mayer (March 18, 1929 – December 11, 2011) was a Romanian–born American Professor Emeritus of Physics and Mathematics at the University of California, Irvine, which he joined in 1966.