Gene F. Franklin (July 25, 1927 – August 9, 2012) was an American electrical engineer and control theorist known for his pioneering work towards the advancement of the control systems engineering – a subfield of electrical engineering. Most of his work on control theory was adapted immediately into NASA's U.S. space program, most famously in the control systems for the Apollo missions to the moon in 1960s–70s.
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25 July 1927 Banner Elk, North Carolina
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Died |
9 August 2012 (aged 85) Palo Alto
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Zodiac | Leo |
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