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{{short description|Electrical engineer and inventor of a transistor configuration}} |
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| name = Sidney Darlington |
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| birth_place = [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]], U.S. |
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| death_place = [[Exeter, New Hampshire]], U.S. |
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| nationality = [[United States|American]] |
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| field = [[Electrical engineering]] [[Communication Theory]] |
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| known_for = [[Chirp#Chirp modulation|Chirp modulation]]<br>[[Darlington pair]]<br>[[Network synthesis#Darlington synthesis|Darlington synthesis]] |
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'''Sidney Darlington''' (July 18, 1906 – October 31, 1997) was an 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]]. |
'''Sidney Darlington''' (July 18, 1906 – 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]]. |
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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> |
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Darlington joined [[Bell Labs]] in 1929, where his first supervisor was [[Hendrik Wade Bode]], and he remained there until he retired in 1971. |
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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". |
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". |
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== Patents == |
== Patents == |
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*{{US patent|1991195}} — Wave Transmission Network |
*{{US patent|1991195}} — Wave Transmission Network |
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*{{US patent|2663806}} — Semiconductor signal translating devices. |
*{{US patent|2663806}} — Semiconductor signal translating devices.(ed., "Darlington Transistor") |
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*{{US patent|2438112}} — Bombsight Computer |
*{{US patent|2438112}} — Bombsight Computer |
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*{{US patent|2468179}} — Tracking Device |
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*{{US patent|2658675}} — Fire Control Computer |
*{{US patent|2658675}} — Fire Control Computer |
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*{{US patent|2678997}} — Pulse Transmission |
*{{US patent|2678997}} — Pulse Transmission(Chirp) |
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*{{US patent|3008668}} — Rocket Guidance |
*{{US patent|3008668}} — Rocket Guidance |
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*{{US patent|3265973}} — Two-Port Network Synthesis |
*{{US patent|3265973}} — Two-Port Network Synthesis |
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*{{US patent|3618095}} — Chirp Pulse Equalizer |
*{{US patent|3618095}} — Chirp Pulse Equalizer |
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==References== |
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== External links == |
== External links == |
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*[http://www.ieeeghn.org/wiki/index.php/Sidney_Darlington IEEE Biography] |
*[http://www.ieeeghn.org/wiki/index.php/Sidney_Darlington IEEE Biography] |
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* [http://andros.eecs.berkeley.edu/~hodges/DarlingtonCircuit.pdf Darlington’s Contributions to Transistor Circuit Design] |
* [http://andros.eecs.berkeley.edu/~hodges/DarlingtonCircuit.pdf Darlington’s Contributions to Transistor Circuit Design] |
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*[http://www.nasonline.org/publications/biographical-memoirs/memoir-pdfs/darlington-sidney.pdf National Academy of Sciences |
*[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)] |
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{{IEEE Edison Medal Laureates 1951-1975}} |
{{IEEE Edison Medal Laureates 1951-1975}} |
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{{IEEE Medal of Honor 1976-2000}} |
{{IEEE Medal of Honor 1976-2000}} |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = July 18, 1906 |
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| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Exeter, New Hampshire]] |
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| DATE OF DEATH = October 31, 1997 |
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| PLACE OF DEATH = [[Exeter, New Hampshire]] |
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Latest revision as of 16:44, 18 February 2023
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Sidney Darlington | |
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| 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 |
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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ "Sidney Darlington - Engineering and Technology History Wiki". 14 August 2017.
External links
[edit]- IEEE Biography
- Darlington’s Contributions to Transistor Circuit Design
- Irwin W. Sandberg and Ernest S. Kuh, "Sidney Darlington", Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences (2004)
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