Nathan Cohn

Nathan Cohn
Nathan Cohn

Notable awards IEEE Edison Medal
John Price Wetherill Medal

Nathan Cohn (Hartford, CT, 2 January 1907 – 16 November 1989) was an American electrical engineer, who was best known for his contributions to the control of interconnected electric power systems.

Biography

He received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering from the MIT in 1927 where he was a member of the Pi Lambda Phi fraternity.[1] He worked for 48 years with the Leeds & Northrup Company, Philadelphia, manufacturer of precision electrical instruments and automatic control systems.[2]

Honors and awards

  1. ^ Pi Lambda Phi 2010 Membership directory
  2. ^ "Nathan Cohn". IEEE Global History Network. IEEE. http://www.ieeeghn.org/wiki/index.php/Nathan_Cohn. Retrieved 25 July 2011. 

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