Nathan Cohn was an American electrical engineer, who was best known for his contributions to the control of interconnected electric power systems.

Biography

He received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering from the MIT in 1927 where he was a member of the Pi Lambda Phi

Pi Lambda Phi

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 fraternity. He worked for 48 years with the Leeds & Northrup Company, Philadelphia, manufacturer of precision electrical instruments and automatic control systems.

Honors and awards

• IEEE Edison Medal in 1982
• Fellow, IEEE
• Fellow, Franklin Institute
  Franklin Institute
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