Edward Lawry Norton, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Edward Lawry Norton

engineer

Date of Birth: 28-Jul-1898

Place of Birth: Rockland, Maine, United States

Date of Death: 28-Jan-1983

Profession: scientist, engineer, inventor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Edward Lawry Norton (28 July 1898, Rockland, Maine – 28 January 1983, Chatham, New Jersey) was an accomplished engineer and scientist.
He worked at Bell Labs and is known for Norton's theorem.
His areas of active research included network theory, acoustical systems, electromagnetic apparatus, and data transmission.
A graduate of MIT and Columbia University, he held nineteen patents on his work. Edward L.
Norton is best remembered for development of the dual of Thevenin's equivalent circuit, currently referred to as Norton's equivalent Circuit.
He was interested in communications circuit theory and the transmission of data at high speeds over telephone lines.
Norton began his telephone career in 1922 with the western Electric Company's Engineering Department (which later became Bell Laboratories).