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Thomas B. Sheridan | |
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| Born | December 23, 1929 |
| Alma mater | Purdue (BS, 1951) UCLA (MS, 1954) MIT (ScD, 1959) |
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| Thesis | Time-variable dynamics of human operator systems (1959) |
| Doctoral advisor | Henry Paynter |
| Doctoral students | Mike Massimino |
Thomas B. Sheridan (born December 23, 1929) is an American professor of mechanical engineering and Applied Psychology Emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is a pioneer of robotics and remote control technology.