David K. Barton Explained
| David Knox Barton |
| Birth Date: | September 21, 1927 |
| Birth Place: | Greenwich, Connecticut, United States |
| Death Place: | Hanover, New Hampshire |
| Fields: | radiolocation |
| Workplaces: | Signal Corps, RCA, Raytheon, ANRO Engineering, US Air Force Scientific Advisory Board |
| Alma Mater: | Harvard (1949) |
| Awards: | RCA's David W. Sarnoff Award (1958),
IEEE Centennial Medal (1984),
IEEE Third Millennium Medal,
IEEE Dennis J. Picard Medal |
David Knox Barton (September 21, 1927 – February 11, 2023) was an American radar systems engineer who made significant contributions to air defense, missile guidance, monopulse radar, low-altitude tracking, air traffic control, and early warning radar. At age 30, he was the first winner of the David Sarnoff Award in Engineering, for his contributions to precise tracking radars. [1] Holder of the IEEE's Centennial Medal, Millennium Medal, and Dennis J. Picard Medal, [2] he is widely regarded throughout the world as a leading authority on radar technology. [3] He authored a well-regarded series of reference books on radar engineering in the late 1970s.[4] [5] David Barton was one of the people behind the MIM-104 Patriot surface-to-air missile system.[6] [7]
In 1997, Barton was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering for contributions to radar system design and analysis.[8]
References
- Web site: RCA Medals Go To 2, Technician and an Engineer Win Sarnoff Citations.
- Web site: IEEE Dennis J. Picard Medal Award Recipients.
- Web site: Boost Phase Intercept Study Group Members - Biographical Summaries.
- Web site: Artech House publications . 2022-07-24.
- Web site: ARTECH HOUSE USA : David K. Barton . 2024-05-31 . us.artechhouse.com.
- Web site: http://vpk.name/news/21012_vspominaya_aleksandra_lemanskogo_amerikanskie_specialistyi_priznali_prevoshodstvo_rossiiskoi_zrs_s300_nad_petriotom.html . ru:Вспоминая Александра Леманского. Американские специалисты признали превосходство российской ЗРС С-300 над "Пэтриотом" . Alexander Lemansky's memoirs. American specialists acknowledged the superiority of the Russian S-300 SAM over the "Patriot". . Russian . 2008-09-25 . 2009-11-19.
- Web site: David Knox Barton . Boston Globe . 21 March 2023.
- Web site: National Academy of Engineering member page.
Further reading
Books
- the 7-volume Radars book series from Artech House, 1974–1978
- David K. Barton, Modern Radar System Analysis, Artech House, 1988,
- David Knox Barton, A. I. Leonov, Sergey A. Leonov, I. A. Morozov, Paul C. Hamilton, Radar Technology Encyclopedia, Artech House, 1997,
- David K. Barton, Radar Technology Encyclopedia, Artech House, 1997
- David K. Barton, Radar System Analysis and Modeling, Artech House, 2005,
- David K. Barton, Radar Equations for Modern Radar, Artech House, 2013
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