Philippe Le Corbeiller
Philippe Le Corbeiller | |
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| Born | January 11, 1891 |
| Died | July 24, 1980 (aged 89) Wassenaar, the Netherlands |
| 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.