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Sidney Darlington
Sidney Darlington
Born	July 18, 1906; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	October 31, 1997 (aged 91); Exeter, New Hampshire, U.S.
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Harvard, MIT, Columbia
Known for	Chirp modulation; Darlington pair; Darlington synthesis
Awards	IEEE Edison Medal (1975); IEEE Medal of Honor (1981); Presidential Medal of Freedom
	Scientific career
Fields	Electrical engineering Communication Theory

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Sidney Darlington (July 18, 1906 – October 31, 1997) was an American electrical engineer and inventor of a transistor configuration in 1953, the Darlington pair. He advanced the state of network theory, developing the insertion-loss synthesis approach, and invented chirp radar, bombsights, and gun and rocket guidance.

Darlington was awarded a B.S. in physics, magna cum laude, from Harvard in 1928, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He also received a B.S. in E.E. from MIT in 1929, and a Ph.D. in physics from Columbia in 1940.^[1]

In 1945, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States' highest civilian honor, for his contributions during World War II. He was an elected member of the National Academy of Engineering, which cited his contributions to electrical network theory, radar, and guidance systems. In 1975, he received IEEE's Edison Medal "For basic contributions to network theory and for important inventions in radar systems and electronic circuits" and the IEEE Medal of Honor in 1981 "For fundamental contributions to filtering and signal processing leading to chirp radar".

He died at his home in Exeter, New Hampshire, USA, at the age of 91.

Patents

U.S. patent 1,991,195 — Wave Transmission Network
U.S. patent 2,663,806 — Semiconductor signal translating devices.(ed., "Darlington Transistor")
U.S. patent 2,438,112 — Bombsight Computer
U.S. patent 2,468,179 — Tracking Device
U.S. patent 2,658,675 — Fire Control Computer
U.S. patent 2,678,997 — Pulse Transmission(Chirp)
U.S. patent 3,008,668 — Rocket Guidance
U.S. patent 3,265,973 — Two-Port Network Synthesis
U.S. patent 3,618,095 — Chirp Pulse Equalizer

References

^ "Sidney Darlington - Engineering and Technology History Wiki". 14 August 2017.

External links

[1] "Sidney Darlington - Engineering and Technology History Wiki". 14 August 2017.

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+{{short description|Electrical engineer and inventor of a transistor configuration}}
-'''Sidney Darlington''' ([[July 18]], [[1906]] - [[October 31]], [[1997]]) was a renowned electrical engineer, whose name lives on through a [[transistor]] configuration he patented in 1953, the [[Darlington pair]]. Less known is that he advanced the state of network theory developing the insertion-loss synthesis approach, and invented chirp radar, bombsights, and gun and rocket guidance.  In 1945 he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States' highest civilian honor, for his contributions during World War II. He was an elected member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering ([[NAE]]), which cited his contributions to electrical network theory, radar, and guidance systems. In 1975, he received [[IEEE]]'s [[Edison Medal]] 'For basic contributions to network theory and for important inventions in radar systems and electronic circuits'  and the [[IEEE Medal of Honor]] in 1981 'For fundamental contributions to filtering and signal processing leading to [[pulse compression|chirp radar]].'
+{{More citations needed|date=August 2020}}
+{{Infobox scientist
+| name             = Sidney Darlington
+| image            = Sidney Darlington.jpg
+| birth_date       = {{Birth date|1906|7|18}}
+| birth_place      = [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]], U.S.
+| death_date       = {{death date and age|1997|10|31|1906|7|18}}
+| death_place      = [[Exeter, New Hampshire]], U.S.
+| nationality      = [[United States|American]]
+| field            = [[Electrical engineering]] [[Communication Theory]]
+| work_institution =
+| alma_mater       = [[Harvard]], [[MIT]], [[Columbia University|Columbia]]
+| doctoral_advisor =
+| known_for        = [[Chirp#Chirp modulation|Chirp modulation]]<br>[[Darlington pair]]<br>[[Network synthesis#Darlington synthesis|Darlington synthesis]]
+| awards           = [[IEEE Edison Medal]] {{small|(1975)}}<br>[[IEEE Medal of Honor]] {{small|(1981)}}<BR>[[Presidential Medal of Freedom]]
+}}
+'''Sidney Darlington''' (July 18, 1906 &ndash; October 31, 1997) was an American electrical engineer and inventor of a [[transistor]] configuration in 1953, the [[Darlington transistor|Darlington pair]]. He advanced the state of [[network theory]], developing the insertion-loss synthesis approach, and invented [[pulse compression|chirp radar]], [[bombsight]]s, and gun and rocket [[Guidance system|guidance]].
+Darlington was awarded a B.S. in physics, magna cum laude, from Harvard in 1928, where he was elected to [[Phi Beta Kappa]]. He also received a B.S. in E.E. from MIT in 1929, and a Ph.D. in physics from Columbia in 1940.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ieeeghn.org/wiki/index.php/Sidney_Darlington|title = Sidney Darlington - Engineering and Technology History Wiki|date = 14 August 2017}}</ref>
+In 1945, he was awarded the [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]], the United States' highest civilian honor, for his contributions during World War II. He was an elected member of the [[National Academy of Engineering]], which cited his contributions to electrical network theory, radar, and guidance systems. In 1975, he received [[IEEE]]'s [[Edison Medal]] "For basic contributions to network theory and for important inventions in radar systems and electronic circuits" and the [[IEEE Medal of Honor]] in 1981 "For fundamental contributions to filtering and signal processing leading to chirp radar".
 He died at his home in [[Exeter, New Hampshire]], USA, at the age of 91.
-== External links ==
+== Patents ==
+*{{US patent|1991195}} &mdash; Wave Transmission Network
-*[http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/books/biomems/sdarlington.html National Academy Of Sciences Biography]
+*{{US patent|2663806}} &mdash; Semiconductor signal translating devices.(ed., "Darlington Transistor")
-*[http://patimg1.uspto.gov/.piw?Docid=02663806&homeurl=http%3A%2F%2Fpatft.uspto.gov%2Fnetacgi%2Fnph-Parser%3FSect1%3DPTO2%2526Sect2%3DHITOFF%2526p%3D1%2526u%3D%25252Fnetahtml%25252FPTO%25252Fsearch-bool.html%2526r%3D1%2526f%3DG%2526l%3D50%2526co1%3DAND%2526d%3DPALL%2526s1%3D2663806.PN.%2526OS%3DPN%2F2663806%2526RS%3DPN%2F2663806&PageNum=&Rtype=&SectionNum=&idkey=NONE&Input=View+first+page "Darlington Transistor" patent]
+*{{US patent|2438112}} &mdash; Bombsight Computer
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+*{{US patent|2468179}} &mdash; Tracking Device
-*[http://patimg1.uspto.gov/.piw?Docid=02438112&homeurl=http%3A%2F%2Fpatft.uspto.gov%2Fnetacgi%2Fnph-Parser%3FSect1%3DPTO2%2526Sect2%3DHITOFF%2526p%3D1%2526u%3D%25252Fnetahtml%25252FPTO%25252Fsearch-bool.html%2526r%3D1%2526f%3DG%2526l%3D50%2526co1%3DAND%2526d%3DPALL%2526s1%3D2438112.PN.%2526OS%3DPN%2F2438112%2526RS%3DPN%2F2438112&PageNum=&Rtype=&SectionNum=&idkey=NONE&Input=View+first+page Bombsight Computer patent]
+*{{US patent|2658675}} &mdash; Fire Control Computer
-*[http://patimg2.uspto.gov/.piw?Docid=02658675&homeurl=http%3A%2F%2Fpatft.uspto.gov%2Fnetacgi%2Fnph-Parser%3FSect1%3DPTO2%2526Sect2%3DHITOFF%2526p%3D1%2526u%3D%25252Fnetahtml%25252FPTO%25252Fsearch-bool.html%2526r%3D1%2526f%3DG%2526l%3D50%2526co1%3DAND%2526d%3DPALL%2526s1%3D2658675.PN.%2526OS%3DPN%2F2658675%2526RS%3DPN%2F2658675&PageNum=&Rtype=&SectionNum=&idkey=NONE&Input=View+first+page Fire Control Computer patent]
+*{{US patent|2678997}} &mdash; Pulse Transmission(Chirp)
-*[http://patimg2.uspto.gov/.piw?Docid=02678997&homeurl=http%3A%2F%2Fpatft.uspto.gov%2Fnetacgi%2Fnph-Parser%3FSect1%3DPTO2%2526Sect2%3DHITOFF%2526p%3D1%2526u%3D%25252Fnetahtml%25252FPTO%25252Fsearch-bool.html%2526r%3D1%2526f%3DG%2526l%3D50%2526co1%3DAND%2526d%3DPALL%2526s1%3D2678997.PN.%2526OS%3DPN%2F2678997%2526RS%3DPN%2F2678997&PageNum=&Rtype=&SectionNum=&idkey=NONE&Input=View+first+page Pulse Transmission (chirp) patent]
+*{{US patent|3008668}} &mdash; Rocket Guidance
-*[http://patimg2.uspto.gov/.piw?Docid=03008668&homeurl=http%3A%2F%2Fpatft.uspto.gov%2Fnetacgi%2Fnph-Parser%3FSect1%3DPTO2%2526Sect2%3DHITOFF%2526p%3D1%2526u%3D%25252Fnetahtml%25252FPTO%25252Fsearch-bool.html%2526r%3D1%2526f%3DG%2526l%3D50%2526co1%3DAND%2526d%3DPALL%2526s1%3D3008668.PN.%2526OS%3DPN%2F3008668%2526RS%3DPN%2F3008668&PageNum=&Rtype=&SectionNum=&idkey=NONE&Input=View+first+page Rocket Guidance patent]
+*{{US patent|3265973}} &mdash; Two-Port Network Synthesis
-*[http://patimg2.uspto.gov/.piw?Docid=03265973&homeurl=http%3A%2F%2Fpatft.uspto.gov%2Fnetacgi%2Fnph-Parser%3FSect1%3DPTO2%2526Sect2%3DHITOFF%2526p%3D1%2526u%3D%25252Fnetahtml%25252FPTO%25252Fsearch-bool.html%2526r%3D1%2526f%3DG%2526l%3D50%2526co1%3DAND%2526d%3DPALL%2526s1%3D3265973.PN.%2526OS%3DPN%2F3265973%2526RS%3DPN%2F3265973&PageNum=&Rtype=&SectionNum=&idkey=NONE&Input=View+first+page Two-Port Network Synthesis patent]
+*{{US patent|3618095}} &mdash; Chirp Pulse Equalizer
-*[http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PALL&s1=3618095.PN.&OS=PN/3618095&RS=PN/3618095 Chirp Pulse Equalizer patent]
+==References==
-[[Category:1906 births|Darlington, Sidney]]
+<references />
-[[Category:1997 deaths|Darlington, Sidney]]
-[[Category:IEEE Medal of Honor recipients|Darlington, Sidney]]
+== External links ==
-[[Category:American engineers|Darlington, Sidney]]
+<!-- *[http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/books/biomems/sdarlington.html National Academy Of Sciences Biography] -->
-[[Category:Electrical engineers|Darlington, Sidney]]
+*[http://www.ieeeghn.org/wiki/index.php/Sidney_Darlington IEEE Biography]
+* [http://andros.eecs.berkeley.edu/~hodges/DarlingtonCircuit.pdf Darlington’s Contributions to Transistor Circuit Design]
+*[http://www.nasonline.org/publications/biographical-memoirs/memoir-pdfs/darlington-sidney.pdf Irwin W. Sandberg and Ernest S. Kuh, "Sidney Darlington", Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences (2004)]
+{{IEEE Edison Medal Laureates 1951-1975}}
-{{engineer-stub}}
+{{IEEE Medal of Honor 1976-2000}}
+{{Authority control}}
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+{{DEFAULTSORT:Darlington, Sidney}}
+[[Category:1906 births]]
-[[pl:Sidney Darlington]]
+[[Category:1997 deaths]]
+[[Category:IEEE Medal of Honor recipients]]
+[[Category:IEEE Edison Medal recipients]]
+[[Category:American electrical engineers]]
+[[Category:Members of the United States National Academy of Engineering]]
+[[Category:Scientists at Bell Labs]]
+[[Category:People associated with radar]]
+[[Category:Scientists from Pittsburgh]]
+[[Category:Engineers from Pennsylvania]]
+[[Category:20th-century American engineers]]
+[[Category:MIT School of Engineering alumni]]
+[[Category:Columbia Graduate School of Arts and Sciences alumni]]
+[[Category:Harvard University alumni]]

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