Otto J. M. Smith
Otto J. M. Smith | |
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| Born | August 6, 1917 Urbana, Illinois, US |
| Died | May 10, 2009 (aged 91) |
| Alma mater | University of Oklahoma Stanford University |
| Known for | Smith predictor Posicast Control Phasable Enabler |
| Awards | Guggenheim Fellow |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Electrical engineering |
| Institutions | University of California |
| Doctoral advisor | Joseph Carroll |
| Doctoral students | Michael Athans Tércio Pacitti Rabab Kreidieh Ward |
Otto J. M. Smith (1917–2009) was an educator, inventor and author in the fields of engineering and electronics. He spent most of his career as a professor at University of California, Berkeley. Smith is probably best known for the invention of the Smith predictor.