Richard C. Dorf Explained

Richard C. Dorf (born December 27, 1933, in the Bronx, New York City, died October 22, 2020^[1]) was 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.^[2] Dorf was a Life Fellow of the IEEE for contributions to engineering education and control theory,^[3] and was a fellow of the American Society for Engineering Education.^[4]

Career

Research and academia

Dorf researched and taught control systems, robotics, energy systems, technology management, entrepreneurship, innovation management, non-profit management, new venture management, venture capital management, and technology policy. He was also a consultant in engineering business development, and taught classes in the area as well.^{[5] [6]}

Author and editor

Dorf was a prolific author and editor. He has authored 30 books,^[2] including several standard handbooks and textbooks of engineering. His latest book is called 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)^[7]
• 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

1. Web site: Bartl. Aditi Risbud. 2020-10-27. In Memoriam: Professor Emeritus Richard C. "Dick" Dorf. 2021-04-05. College of Engineering. en.
2. http://www.gsm.ucdavis.edu/uploadedFiles/Faculty/Directory_and_Profiles/Dorfvitae.pdf Dorf CV, from UC Davis
3. http://www.ieee.org/web/membership/fellows/Alphabetical/dfellows.html IEEE Fellows Directory
4. http://www.asee.org/activities/organizations/fellows/list.cfm ASEE Fellows list
5. http://www.gsm.ucdavis.edu/Faculty/index.aspx?id=566 Profile of Dorf from the UC Davis School of Management
6. http://www.ece.ucdavis.edu/profiles/emeritus/dorf.html Dorf profile from the UC Davis ECE website
7. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/436031171 Worldcat record for Technology Ventures: From Ideas to Enterprise