About Edward Lawry Norton
Lived 1898 – 1983 (aged 84). Edward Lawry Norton was an American inventor, engineer and scientist.
Edward Lawry Norton (July 28, 1898 – January 28, 1983) was an American acoustics and circuits engineer and scientist. He worked at Bell Labs and is known for Norton's theorem.
His areas of active research included network theory, acoustical systems, electromagnetic apparatus, and data transmission. A graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Columbia University, he held nineteen patents on his work.
Edward L. Norton is known for development of the dual of Thevenin's equivalent circuit, currently referred to as Norton's equivalent circuit.
Biography Edward Lawry Norton served as a radio operator in the United States Navy from 1917 to 1919.
After the World War II, Norton worked on the circuits for the Nike missile control system.
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Who was Edward Lawry Norton?
engineer (1898-1983)
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Edward Lawry Norton was born on 28 July 1898 in Rockland.
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Edward Lawry Norton died on 28 January 1983 in The Chathams.
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Edward Lawry Norton was an inventor, engineer and scientist.
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Edward Lawry Norton was American.
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