Jesse Lowen Shearer (1921—1992)in Dynamic Modeling and Control of Engineering Systems
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and pioneer in the field of

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. Shearer obtained his

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(MIT), and as a member of their faculty for

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he worked at ''Dynamic Analysis & Control Laboratory'' from 1950 to 1963. After then he became professor of the faculty of mechanical engineering at

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until his retirement 1985. He was also a member of the ''Dynamic Systems and Control Division'' of

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(ASME).

Awards and honors

1965 he received the Donald P. Eckman Award of the

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,Donald P. Eckman Award
of ISA 1966 he got the Charles Russ Richards Memorial Award of the American Society of Mechanical EngineersCharles Russ Richards Memorial Award
of ASME and finally 1983 the

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of ASME.

Selected publications

Shearer wrote many books, papers, and articles on

and

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such as: * ''Introduction to System Dynamics'' (1967) - wrote with Arthur T. Murphy and Herbert H. Richardson * ''Dynamic Modeling and Control of Engineering Systems'' (2007) - wrote with Bohdan T. Kulakowski and John F. Gardner

References

Pennsylvania State University faculty Massachusetts Institute of Technology alumni American mechanical engineers 1921 births 1992 deaths 20th-century American engineers {{US-mechanical-engineer-stub