Philippe Le Corbeiller | |
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Born | |
Died | July 24, 1980 Wassenaar, the Netherlands | (aged 89)
Nationality | France, U.S. |
Alma mater | École Polytechnique, University of Paris |
Known for | Nonlinear systems |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Electrical engineering, mathematics, physics, economics |
Institutions | Supélec, Harvard |
Thesis | Contribution à l’étude des formes quadratiques à indéterminées conjuguées (1926) |
Doctoral advisor | Charles Émile Picard |
Doctoral students |
Philippe Emmanuel Le Corbeiller (January 11, 1891 – July 24, 1980) was a French-American electrical engineer, mathematician, physicist, and educator. After a career in France as an expert on the electronics of telecommunications, he became a professor of applied physics and general education at Harvard University. His most important scientific contributions were in the theory and applications of nonlinear systems, including self-oscillators.