Arthur David Hall III | |
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 Hall in 1964 | |
| Born | (1924-04-13)April 13, 1924 Lynchburg, Virginia, U.S.A. |
| Died | March 31, 2006(2006-03-31) (aged 81) Fredericksburg, Virginia, U.S.A. |
| Alma mater | Princeton University |
Arthur David Hall III (April 13, 1924 – March 31, 2006) was an Americanelectrical engineer and a pioneer in the field ofsystems engineering. He was the author of a widely used engineering textbookA Methodology for Systems Engineering from 1962.
Hall was born on April 13, 1924, inLynchburg, Virginia.[1] He attendedBrookville High School. He served in theU.S. Army during World War II. After the war he studiedelectrical engineering atPrinceton University, graduating in 1949.
He started his career as electrical engineer forBell Labs, where he worked for many years. In the 1950s he started his ownconsulting business, and in the 1960s, Hall was faculty member at the Moore School of Electrical Engineering at theUniversity of Pennsylvania. He is known as the author of a widely used engineering textbookA Methodology for Systems Engineering from 1962.[2]
Hall was a founding member of theInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. In 1965, Hall was the first editor of the IEEE Transactions on Systems Science and Cybernetics. Hall later became a seniorIEEE fellow for contributions to systems engineering methodology, and applications to telecommunications policy and practice in the year 2000.[3] He made contributions to systems engineering methodology, and applications to telecommunications policy and practice. Hall is listed inWho's Who Men of Science as the father of the "picture telephone", and creator of the patented "Auto Farm System", which provides global positioning equipment forprecision farming. His further hobbies included flying,yachting, photography, andgardening.[4]
He died on March 31, 2006, inFredericksburg, Virginia.[1]
Hall wrote several textbooks and articles on systems and systems engineering. Books:
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