Richard C. Dorf

Richard C. Dorf (born December 27, 1933, in the Bronx, New York City) is a professor emeritus of management and electrical and computer engineering at the University of California, Davis. He received his Ph.D. from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School.[1] Dorf is a Life Fellow of the IEEE for contributions to engineering education and control theory,[2] and is a fellow of the American Society for Engineering Education.[3]

Career

Research and academia

Dorf researches and teaches control systems, robotics, energy systems, technology management, entrepreneurship, innovation management, non-profit management, new venture management, venture capital management, and technology policy. He is also a consultant in engineering business development, and teaches classes in the area as well.[4][5]

Author and editor

Dorf is a prolific author and editor. He has authored 30 books,[1] including several standard handbooks and textbooks of engineering. His latest book is called Technology Ventures: From Ideas to Enterprise and is co-authored with Professor Thomas Byers of Stanford University; the textbook is the first to thoroughly examine a global phenomenon known as "technology entrepreneurship".

Works

Books authored by Dorf include:

  • Technology Ventures: From Ideas to Enterprise. McGraw Hill, 2004 (1st ed), 2008 (2nd ed), 2011 (3rd ed)[6]
  • Modern Control Systems. Addison-Wesley, 1967 (1st ed.); current edition Pearson, 2016 (13th ed.)
  • Computers and Man
  • Pocket Book of Electrical Engineering Formulas
  • Introduction to Electric Circuits
  • Circuits Electrics
  • The New Mutual Fund Investment Adviser
  • Robotics and Automated Manufacturing

Books edited by Dorf include:

  • Electrical Engineering Handbook

References

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