Walter R. Evans
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Walter Richard Evans was a noted American control theorist and the inventor of the root locus
method in 1948. He was the recipient of the 1987 American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Rufus Oldenburger Medal
and the 1988 AACC Richard E. Bellman Control Heritage Award
.
in Electrical Engineering
from Washington University in St. Louis
in 1941 and his M.E.
in Electrical Engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles
in 1951.
Evans worked as an engineer at several companies, including General Electric
, Rockwell International
, and Ford Aeronautic Company.
He published a book named "Control System Dynamics" with McGraw-Hill in 1954.
He had 4 children. One of his children, Gregory Walter Evans, wrote an article about his father in the December 2004 issue of the IEEE Control Magazine.
Evans was taught to play chess by his grandmother, Eveline Allen Burgess
, the American Women's Chess Champion
from 1907 to 1920.
Root locus
Root locus analysis is a graphical method for examining how the roots of a system change with variation of a certain system parameter, commonly the gain of a feedback system. This is a technique used in the field of control systems developed by Walter R...
method in 1948. He was the recipient of the 1987 American Society of Mechanical Engineers
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers is a professional body, specifically an engineering society, focused on mechanical engineering....
Rufus Oldenburger Medal
Rufus Oldenburger Medal
The Rufus Oldenburger Medal is an award given by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers recognizing significant contributions and outstanding achievements in the field of automatic control. It was established in 1968 in the honor of Rufus Oldenburger....
and the 1988 AACC Richard E. Bellman Control Heritage Award
Richard E. Bellman Control Heritage Award
The Richard E. Bellman Control Heritage Award is an annual award given by the American Automatic Control Council for achievements in control theory, named after the applied mathematician Richard E. Bellman...
.
Biography
He was born on January 15, 1920, and received his B.E.Bachelor of Engineering
The Bachelor of Engineering is an undergraduate academic degree awarded to a student after three to five years of studying engineering at universities in Armenia, Australia, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Denmark, Egypt, Finland , Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Jordan, Korea,...
in Electrical Engineering
Electrical engineering
Electrical engineering is a field of engineering that generally deals with the study and application of electricity, electronics and electromagnetism. The field first became an identifiable occupation in the late nineteenth century after commercialization of the electric telegraph and electrical...
from Washington University in St. Louis
Washington University in St. Louis
Washington University in St. Louis is a private research university located in suburban St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1853, and named for George Washington, the university has students and faculty from all fifty U.S. states and more than 110 nations...
in 1941 and his M.E.
Master of Engineering
A Master of Engineering or Master of Technology or Master of Science in Engineering A Master of Engineering (Magister in Ingeniaria) (abbreviated M.Eng., ME or MEng) or Master of Technology (abbreviated M.Tech. or MTech) or Master of Science in Engineering A Master of Engineering (Magister in...
in Electrical Engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
The University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA. It was founded in 1919 as the "Southern Branch" of the University of California and is the second oldest of the ten campuses...
in 1951.
Evans worked as an engineer at several companies, including General Electric
General Electric
General Electric Company , or GE, is an American multinational conglomerate corporation incorporated in Schenectady, New York and headquartered in Fairfield, Connecticut, United States...
, Rockwell International
Rockwell International
Rockwell International was a major American manufacturing conglomerate in the latter half of the 20th century, involved in aircraft, the space industry, both defense-oriented and commercial electronics, automotive and truck components, printing presses, valves and meters, and industrial automation....
, and Ford Aeronautic Company.
He published a book named "Control System Dynamics" with McGraw-Hill in 1954.
He had 4 children. One of his children, Gregory Walter Evans, wrote an article about his father in the December 2004 issue of the IEEE Control Magazine.
Evans was taught to play chess by his grandmother, Eveline Allen Burgess
Eveline Allen Burgess
Eveline Allen Burgess of Lamoni, Iowa was the American women's chess champion from 1907 to 1920.-Biography:...
, the American Women's Chess Champion
U.S. Women's Chess Championship
The U.S. Women's Chess Championship tournament is to determine the woman chess champion of the United States.-List of U.S. Women's Chess Champions:*1937 Adele Rivero*1938 Mona May Karff*1940 Adele Rivero*1941 Mona May Karff*1942 Mona May Karff...
from 1907 to 1920.