Gordon John Murphy

Background

Murphy, Gordon John was born on February 16, 1927 in Milwaukee. Son of Gordon M. and Cecelia A. (Knerr) Murphy.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Milwaukee School Engineering, 1949; Master of Science, University of Wisconsin, 1952; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Minnesota, 1956.

Career

Assistant professor electrical engineering, Milwaukee School Engineering, 1949-1951; systems engineer, A C Spark Plug division General Motors Corporation, 1951-1952; consultant, A C Spark Plug division General Motors Corporation, 1959-1962; instructor, University of Minnesota, 1952-1956; assistant professor electrical engineering, University of Minnesota, 1956-1957; faculty, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, since 1957; professor, Northwestern University, since 1960; head department electrical engineering, Northwestern University, 1960-1969; director Laboratory for Design of Electronic Systems, Northwestern University, 1987-1997; professor emeritus, Northwestern University, since 1997. Consultant numerous corporations, since 1959. Founder, 1st chairman Minneapolis chapter Institute Radio Engineers Professional Group on Automatic Control, 1956-1957, Chicago chapter, 1959-1961.

President IPC Systems, Inc., since 1974.

Achievements

• Gordon John Murphy has been listed as a noteworthy Electrical engineer by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Basic Automatic Control Theory
  • Basic Automatic Control Theory

Membership

Member industrial advising committee Milwaukee School Engineering, since 1971. Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1945-1946. Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (for education and research in automatic control).

Member feedback control systems committee 1960-1968, discrete systems committee 1962-1968, administrative committee professional group on automatic control 1966-1969, chairman membership and nominating committees 1966-1967). Member American Automatic Control Council (education committee 1967-1969), Engineer's Council for Professional Development (guidance committee 1967-1969), National Electronic Conference (board directors 1983-1985), American Electronics Association (Executive Committee M.W. county 1990-1993), Sigma Xi, Eta Kappa Nu, Tau Beta Pi.

Connections

Married Dorothy F. Brautigam, June26, 1948. Children— Lynne, Craig.

Father:

Gordon M. Murphy

Mother:

Cecelia A. (Knerr) Murphy

Spouse:

Dorothy F. Brautigam

child:

Craig Murphy

child:

Lynne Murphy