Gordon S. Brown, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Gordon S. Brown

electrical engineering professor

Date of Birth: 30-Aug-1907

Place of Birth: Drummoyne, New South Wales, Australia

Date of Death: 23-Aug-1996

Profession: cyberneticist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Gordon Stanley Brown (August 30, 1907 in Australia – August 23, 1996 in Tucson, Arizona) was a professor of electrical engineering at MIT.
He originated many of the concepts behind automatic-feedback control systems and the numerical control of machine tools.
From 1959 to 1968, he served as the dean of MIT's engineering school.
With his former student Donald P.
Campbell, he wrote Principles of Servomechanisms in 1948, which is still a standard reference in the field.