Nicolas Minorsky, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Nicolas Minorsky

engineer

Date of Birth: 24-Sep-1885

Place of Birth: Tver Oblast, Russia

Date of Death: 31-Jul-1970

Profession: scientist, engineer, university teacher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Nicolas Minorsky (born Nikolai Fyodorovich Minorsky, Russian: ??????? ????????? ?????????; 23 September [O.S.
11 September] 1885, Korcheva, Russian Empire – 31 July 1970, Italy) was a Russian American control theory mathematician, engineer and applied scientist.
He is best known for his theoretical analysis and first proposed application of PID controllers in the automatic steering systems for U.S.
Navy ships.