Harold Stephen Black
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Harold Stephen Black was an American electrical engineer best known for inventing the negative feedback amplifier, a breakthrough that revolutionized electronics and communications.
Aliases (1)
- Harold S. Black ×1
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electrical engineer
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human → inventor → |
| awardReceived |
Edison Medal
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IEEE Medal of Honor → Lamme Medal → Stuart Ballantine Medal → |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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| educatedAt |
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
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| employer |
Bell Telephone Laboratories
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| familyName |
Black
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| fieldOfWork |
electrical engineering
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electronics → feedback control in electronic circuits → telecommunications engineering → |
| givenName |
Harold
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| influenced |
high-fidelity audio amplifier design
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long-distance telephone transmission → modern control theory → |
| knownFor |
negative feedback amplifier
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negative feedback in electronic circuits → |
| memberOf |
Bell Telephone Laboratories
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| middleName |
Stephen
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| notableAchievement |
application of feedback theory to amplifiers
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| notableConcept |
use of negative feedback to reduce distortion
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use of negative feedback to stabilize amplifier gain → |
| notableWork |
invention of the negative feedback amplifier
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| occupation |
electrical engineer
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inventor → |
| patentOn |
negative feedback amplifier
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| sexOrGender |
male
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Referenced by (3)
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Stephen
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givenNameUsedBy |
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Edison Medal
("Harold S. Black")
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IRE Medal of Honor
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notableRecipient |