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Nicolas Minorsky

Nicolas Minorsky
Nikolai Fyodorovich Minorsky
Minorsky, c. 1955
Born(1885-09-23)23 September 1885
Died31 July 1970(1970-07-31) (aged 84)
Italy
Alma mater
Known forNon-linear Control Theory
AwardsMontyon Prize (1955)
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics, Engineering
Institutions
ThesisElectronic conduction and ionization in crossed electric and magnetic fields (1929)
Military career
Allegiance Russian Empire
Service / branchImperial Russian Navy
Years of service1908–1918
RankLieutenant

Nicolas Minorsky (born Nikolai Fyodorovich Minorsky, Russian: Николай Федорович Минорский; 23 September [O.S. 11 September] 1885 – 31 July 1970) was a Russian American control theory mathematician, engineer[1] and applied scientist. He is best known for his theoretical analysis and first proposed application of PID controllers in the automatic steering systems for U.S. Navy ships.[2]

  1. ^ Petitgirard, Loïc (2015), "L'ingénieur Nicolas Minorsky (1885–1970) et les mathématiques pour l'ingénierie navale, la théorie du contrôle et les oscillations non linéaires" [The engineer Nicolas Minorsky (1885-1970) and mathematics for naval engineering, control theory, and nonlinear oscillations], Revue d'histoire des mathématiques, Série Chaire Jean Morlet (in French), 21 (2): 173–216.
  2. ^ Flügge-Lotz, I. (1971). "Memorial to N. Minorsky". IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control. 16 (4). IEEE: 289–291. doi:10.1109/TAC.1971.1099734.

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