Nicolas Minorsky

Nicolas Minorsky
Nicolas Minorsky
Nikolai Fyodorovich Minorsky
	Minorsky, c. 1955
Born	23 September 1885; Korcheva, Russian Empire
Died	31 July 1970 (aged 84); Italy
Alma mater	Nikolaev Maritime Academy; University of Nancy; Imperator's Petersburg Institute of Technology; University of Pennsylvania;
Known for	Non-linear Control Theory
Awards	Montyon Prize (1955)
	Scientific career
Fields	Mathematics, Engineering
Institutions	General Electric Research Laboratory; University of Pennsylvania; David Taylor Model Basin; Stanford University;
Thesis	Electronic conduction and ionization in crossed electric and magnetic fields (1929)
Military career
Allegiance	Russian Empire
Service / branch	Imperial Russian Navy
Years of service	1908–1918
Rank	Lieutenant

Nicolas Minorsky (born Nikolai Fyodorovich Minorsky, Russian: Николай Федорович Минорский; 23 September [O.S. 11 September] 1885 – 31 July 1970) was a Russian American control theory mathematician, engineer and applied scientist. He is best known for his theoretical analysis and first proposed application of PID controllers in the automatic steering systems for U.S. Navy ships.