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Nicolas Minorsky | |
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Nikolai Fyodorovich Minorsky | |
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| Born | 23 September 1885 |
| Died | 31 July 1970 (aged 84) Italy |
| Alma mater | |
| Known for | Non-linear Control Theory |
| Awards | Montyon Prize (1955) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics, Engineering |
| Institutions | |
| Thesis | Electronic conduction and ionization in crossed electric and magnetic fields (1929) |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  Russian Empire |
| Service/ | Imperial Russian Navy |
| Years of service | 1908–1918 |
| Rank | Lieutenant |
Nicolas Minorsky (born Nikolai Fyodorovich Minorsky, Russian: Николай Федорович Минорский; 23 September [O.S. 11 September] 1885, Korcheva, Russian Empire – 31 July 1970, Italy) 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]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Flügge-Lotz, I. (1971). "Memorial to N. Minorsky". IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control. 16 (4). IEEE: 289–291. doi:10.1109/TAC.1971.1099734.