Nathan Cohn

Nathan Cohn (January 2, 1907 – November 16, 1989) was an American electrical engineer best known for his work in the development of automatic control techniques for interconnected electric power systems. He worked for the Leeds & Northrup Company for 48 years.[1]

Nathan Cohn
Born(1907-01-02)January 2, 1907
Hartford, Connecticut
DiedNovember 16, 1989(1989-11-16) (aged 82)
Alma materMassachusetts Institute of Technology
AwardsIEEE Edison Medal (1982)
John Price Wetherill Medal

Biography

Nathan Cohn was born on January 2, 1907 in Hartford, CT.[1] He received an S.B. in electrical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1927.[2]

Upon graduation, Cohn began working for the Leeds & Northrup Company. He worked within the Instrumentation and Controls for Electric Power Application Division.[3] Cohn served as manager of the company’s offices in San Francisco and Chicago until 1955 when he returned to Philadelphia to serve as manager of the Market Development Division. He was named Vice President of Technical Affairs in 1958, Senior Vice President in 1968, and Executive Vice President for Research and Corporate Development in 1967 until his retirement from the position in 1972. He also served on the Board of Directors from 1963-1975 when he retired as corporate director.[4][1]

Cohn was a member of Eta Kappa Nu, Sigma Xi, and Tau Beta Pi.[4] He died on November 16, 1989 in Scottsdale, Arizona.[1]

Honors and awards
  1. "Mr. Nathan Cohn". NAE Website. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  2. "Collection: Nathan Cohn papers | MIT ArchivesSpace". archivesspace.mit.edu. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  3. "Hagley Museum and Library: Electrical power systems records (2612) -- Manuscripts and Archives Department". findingaids.hagley.org. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  4. United States. Congress. House. Science and Astronautics (1971). "Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Science, Research, and Development of the Committee on Science and Astronautics". National Bureau of Standards Oversight Hearings. 12: 353.
Archives at
LocationMassachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Distinctive Collections, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
IdentifiersMC-0317
AccessThis collection is open.
SourceNathan Cohn papers
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