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William E. Newell

d. 1976

American electronics engineer

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About William E. Newell

William E. Newell was an engineer.

Dr. William E. Newell (died 1976) was an author and "noted authority on power electronics". He worked at the Westinghouse Research and Development Center in Pittsburgh.

Influence The William E. Newell Power Electronics Award was created in 1977 by the Power Electronics Society, and in 2005, the IEEE established another award in his name, this one called the IEEE William E. Newell Power Electronics Award.

Works Motto, Jr., John William, (editor), Introduction to Solid State Power Electronics, Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Semiconductor Division, Youngwood, PA 15697, 1977. 143 p. edited from the posthumous notes of William E. Newell

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Died
1976
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Who was William E. Newell?

American electronics engineer

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William E. Newell died in 1976.

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Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: William E. Newell

· Wikidata: Q15995356

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