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'''Sidney Darlington''' ([[July 18]], [[1906]] - [[October 31]], [[1997]]) was an electrical engineer, whose name lives on through a [[transistor]] configuration he invented 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]]. |
'''Sidney Darlington''' ([[July 18]], [[1906]] - [[Exeter, New Hampshire]], [[October 31]], [[1997]]) was an electrical engineer, whose name lives on through a [[transistor]] configuration he invented 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]]. |
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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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Revision as of 18:37, 23 August 2007
Sidney Darlington (July 18, 1906 - Exeter, New Hampshire, October 31, 1997) was an electrical engineer, whose name lives on through a transistor configuration he invented 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.
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 - "Darlington Transistor"
- U.S. patent 2,438,112 - Bombsight Computer
- 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