Title :
Nils Gustaf Dalen (1869-1937): inventor, experimenter, engineer, and Nobel laureate
Author :
Clark, Robert N.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
Abstract :
A summary of the life and work of Dalen, who was awarded the Nobel prize for physics in 1912. Part of the work considered was in the theory of control, part was related to control of steam turbines and part to that of lighthouses and lightbuoys.
Keywords :
control theory; history; lighting control; steam turbines; Nils Gustaf Dalen; control; lightbuoys; lighthouses; steam turbines; Automatic control; Design engineering; Navigation; Physics; Polynomials; Pressing; Sea measurements; Telegraphy; Turbines; Valves;
Journal_Title :
Control Systems, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MCS.2003.1213605
