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Isaac Horowitz

1920 – 2005

Control theorist and developer of the Quantitative Feedback Theory

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About Isaac Horowitz

Lived 1920 – 2005 (aged 84–85). Isaac Horowitz was an Israeli systems engineer, control theorist and university teacher.

Isaac Horowitz (December 15, 1920 - 2005) was a notable scientist with significant contributions to automatic control theory. He developed and championed the Quantitative Feedback Theory which for the first time introduced a formal combination of the genuine frequency methodology founded by Hendrik Bode with plant uncertainty considerations.

Biography Isaac Horowitz was born one of 11 siblings in the British mandate of Palestine, modern Israel, in the city of Safed. His family moved to New York City when he was five years old and shortly thereafter settled in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He received the B.Sc. in Physics and Mathematics from the University of Manitoba in 1944. In 1948, he received a B.Sc. degree in electrical engineering from MIT. Between 1951 and 1956, he was a full-time instructor and a part-time graduate student at the Polytechnic University of New York from which he obtained his M.E.E. and D.E.E..

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Important facts

Birth century
Died
2005, Boulder
Occupation
Systems engineer, control theorist, university teacher
Nationality
Education
New York University Tandon School of Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Manitoba
Employers
Israel Defense Forces, New York University Tandon School of Engineering, HRL Laboratories, Hughes Aircraft Company
Awards
Rufus Oldenburger Medal
Also known as
Isaac Moses Horowitz, Isaac M. Horowitz

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Isaac Horowitz's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Isaac Horowitz?

control theorist and developer of the Quantitative Feedback Theory

When was Isaac Horowitz born?

Isaac Horowitz was born on 15 December 1920 in Safed.

When did Isaac Horowitz die?

Isaac Horowitz died in 2005 in Boulder.

What was Isaac Horowitz's occupation?

Isaac Horowitz was a systems engineer, control theorist and university teacher.

What nationality was Isaac Horowitz?

Isaac Horowitz was Israeli.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Isaac Horowitz

· Wikidata: Q6076520

· DBpedia: Isaac Horowitz

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