Richard C. Dorf (born December 27, 1933, in the Bronx, New York City, died October 22, 2020) was a professor emeritus of management and electrical and computer engineering at the University of California, Davis. He received his Ph.D. from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School.Dorf CV, from UC Davis
. Accessed Nov. 18, 2009 Dorf was a Life IEEE Fellow, Fellow of the IEEE for contributions to engineering education and control theory, and was a fellow of the American Society for Engineering Education.

Career

Research and academia

Dorf researched and taught control systems, robotics, Electric power system, energy systems, technology management, entrepreneurship, innovation management, non-profit management, new venture management, venture capital management, and technology policy. He was also a consultant in engineering business development, and taught classes in the area as well.

Author and editor

Dorf was a prolific author and editor. He has authored 30 books, including several standard handbooks and textbooks of engineering. His latest book is called ''Technology Ventures: From Ideas to Enterprise'' and is co-authored with Professor Tom Byers (professor), Thomas Byers of Stanford University; the textbook is the first to thoroughly examine a global phenomenon known as "technology entrepreneurship".

Works

Books authored by Dorf include: * ''Technology Ventures: From Ideas to Enterprise.'' McGraw Hill, 2004 (1st ed), 2008 (2nd ed), 2011 (3rd ed)Worldcat record for ''Technology Ventures: From Ideas to Enterprise
' * ''Modern Control Systems.'' Addison-Wesley, 1967 (1st ed.); current edition Pearson, 2016 (13th ed.) * ''Computers and Man'' * ''Pocket Book of Electrical Engineering Formulas'' * ''Introduction to Electric Circuits'' * ''Circuits Electrics'' * ''The New Mutual Fund Investment Adviser'' * ''Robotics and Automated Manufacturing'' Books edited by Dorf include: * ''Electrical Engineering Handbook''

References

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