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Zaborszky, John was born on May 13, 1914 in Budapest, Hungary.
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John Zaborszky
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John Zaborszky, Hungarian electrical engineer, educator. Achievements include contributions to research in control theory, optimal control, functional analysis approaches, identification adaptive control; also research in estimation and filtering bilinear systems, controllability and observability, power system dynamics, stability and control, switching phenomena and high voltage direct current.
Education
Diploma in Electrical Engineering, J Nador Royal Hungarian Tech U, Budapest, 1937. Doctor of Science, J Nador Royal Hungarian Tech U, Budapest, 1942.
Career
Chief engineer power system engring Municipal Electrical Works, Budapest, Hungary, 1944-1948. From assistant professor to professor engineering University Missouri, Columbia, 1948-1956. Professor engineering Washington University, St. Louis, from 1956.
Rotating chairman department systems, mechanical and aerospace engineering University Washington, St. Louis, 1965-1968, chairman control systems science and engineering, 1968-1974, department systems science and mathematics, 1974-1989. Consultant Westinghouse Electrical Company, East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1950-1951, McDonnell Douglas Corporation, St. Louis, 1955-1975, Hi-Voltage Equip Company, Cleveland, 1957-1972, Emerson Electrical Company, St. Louis, 1962-1967.
Achievements
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Achievements include contributions to research in control theory, optimal control, functional analysis approaches, identification adaptive control. Also research in estimation and filtering bilinear systems, controllability and observability, power system dynamics, stability and control, switching phenomena and high voltage direct current.
Membership
Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (board directors 1974-1975, director divsn I, 1974-1975, Centennial medal, 1984). Member National Academy Engineering, Society Industrial and Applied Mathematics, American Society Mechanical Engineers, Hungarian Academy of Sciences (honorary), Sigma Xi.
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February 11, 2008 (aged 93) -
Nationality
Hungarian