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Hendrik Wade Bode

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American Controls and Communications pioneer (1905-1982)

United StatesAcademicsLived 1905 to 1982 · aged 76
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Hendrik Wade Bode was an American engineer, researcher, inventor, author and scientist, of Dutch ancestry. As a pioneer of modern control theory and electronic telecommunications, he revolutionized both the content and methodology of his chosen fields of research.

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Hendrik Wade Bode, (see enlargement on left), at the May 26, 1958 meeting of the Special Committee on Space Technology, (fourth from the left). Wernher von Braun is at the head of the table facing the cameraHendrik Wade Bode, (see enlargement on left), at the May 26, 1958 meeting of the Special Committee on Space Technology, (fourth from the left). Wernher von Braun is at the head of the table facing the camera

Awards 7

1979Richard E. Bellman Control Heritage Award
1975Rufus Oldenburger Medal
1969Edison Medal
1956Fellow of the American Physical Society
IEEE Fellow
Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Connected to Hendrik 6

Charles Stark DraperAlso won Richard E. Bellman Control Heritage AwardJohn R. PierceAlso won Edison MedalSolomon W. GolombAlso won Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied MathematicsHarold W. KuhnAlso won Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied MathematicsWilliam David CoolidgeAlso won Edison MedalDavid LuenbergerAlso won Rufus Oldenburger Medal

About this person

Hendrik Wade Bode was an American engineer, researcher, inventor, author and scientist, of Dutch ancestry. As a pioneer of modern control theory and electronic telecommunications, he revolutionized both the content and methodology of his chosen fields of research. His synergy with Claude Shannon, the father of information theory, laid the foundations for the technological convergence of the Information Age.

Country
United States
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1905 to 1982 · aged 76
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19 languages

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