William Moog (August 15, 1915–1997) is known for inventing the

electrohydraulic servo valve An electrohydraulic servo valve (EHSV) is an electrically-operated valve that controls how hydraulic fluid is sent to an actuator.https://www.moog.com/literature/ICD/Valves-Introduction.pdf Servo valves are often used to control powerful hydrauli ...

in 1951.New York Times August 1997
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Moog Inc. Moog ( ) is an American-based designer and manufacturer of electric, electro-hydraulic and hydraulic motion, controls and systems for applications in aerospace, defense, industrial and medical devices. The company operates under four segments: a ...

, which makes actuators for aircraft. He was born in New Jersey. His cousin was

Robert Moog Robert Arthur Moog ( ; May 23, 1934 – August 21, 2005) was an American engineer and electronic music pioneer. He was the founder of the synthesizer manufacturer Moog Music and the inventor of the first commercial synthesizer, the Moog synthes ...

, one of the leading pioneers of the modern synthesizer. Moog was married and had three daughters.

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