Edward Lawry Norton
Edward Lawry Norton (July 28, 1898 – January 28, 1983) was an accomplished engineer and scientist. He worked at Bell Labs and is known for Norton's theorem.
Edward Lawry Norton | |
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Edward Lawry Norton | |
| Born | Edward Lawry Norton July 28, 1898 Rockland, Maine U.S. |
| Died | January 28, 1983 (aged 84) Chatham, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Education | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BS) Columbia University (MA) |
| Spouse | Blanche Lockwood Norton |
| Children | John L. Norton |
| Engineering career | |
| Discipline | Electrical |
| Employer(s) | Bell Labs |
| Significant advance | 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).