Magne “Kris” Kristiansen (April 14, 1932 - May 9, 2017) was an electrical engineer and the P. W. Horn Professor and Emeritus Professor at

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, formerly the C. B. Thornton Professor from 1990 to 2009. He is member of the

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(Life Fellow) and

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Early life

Born to parents Ella and Martin Kristiansen in

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, he joined the

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in 1950. Upon leaving the Air Force, he came to the US where he completed a doctorate in Electrical Engineering at the

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References

1932 births 2017 deaths People from Elverum American electrical engineers Texas Tech University faculty Cockrell School of Engineering alumni Royal Norwegian Air Force personnel Fellows of the American Physical Society {{US-electrical-engineer-stub