George C. Newton papers
Scope and Contents of the Collection
The George C. Newton papers contain correspondence, memoranda, reports, and writings on Newton's research on energy conservation, highway safety, and refrigeration technology. Also includes Newton's notes for courses he taught at yhe Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Simulation Methods for Analysis and Control (6.605), Control System Synthesis (6.606), and Management in Engineering (2.96J/6.930J).
Dates
- 1949 - 1980
Creator
Access note
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Biography
George Cheney Newton, Jr., 1919-1981, B.S. 1941, Sc.D. in electrical engineering, 1950, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, was appointed instructor in electrical engineering in 1947 and full professor in 1964. He was associate director of the Servomechanisms Laboratory (later the Electronic Systems Laboratory), 1952-1973, and executive officer of the Department of Electrical Engineering, 1973-1976. His research focused on feedback control and servomechanisms including applications, components and instrumentation, as well as digital research on the energy aspects of consumer durables and energy utilization in transportation.
Extent
7 Cubic Feet (7 record cartons)
Language of Materials
English
Location
Materials are stored off-site. Advance notice is required for use.
Processing Information note
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology -- Faculty Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Newton, George C. (George Cheney), 1919-1981
Creator
- Title
- Preliminary Inventory to the Papers of George C. Newton
- Status
- Ready For Review
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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