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

Leeds & Northrup Leeds & Northrup (L&N) was an American electric technology company founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1899. It was formed by Morris E. Leeds and Edwin Fitch Northrup. L&N merged with General Signal in 1978. General Signal divested itself ...

for 48 years.

Biography

Nathan Cohn was born on January 2, 1907, in

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. He received an S.B. in electrical engineering from the

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in 1927. Upon graduation, Cohn began working for the Leeds & Northrup Company. He worked within the Instrumentation and Controls for Electric Power Application Division. 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. Cohn was a member of

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, and

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. He died on November 16, 1989, in

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Honors and awards

* IEEE

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in 1982 * Fellow,

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* Fellow,

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* Member,

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(1969) *

IEEE Lamme Medal The initially called AIEE Lamme Medal was established in 1924 by the American Institute of Electrical Engineers (AIEE) to recognize members for 'meritorious achievement in the development of electrical apparatus or machinery.' The medal was named i ...

(1968)

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