David K. Barton

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] David Barton was one of the people behind the MIM-104 Patriot surface-to-air missile system.[5][6]

David Knox Barton
BornSeptember 21, 1927
Greenwich, Connecticut, United States
DiedFebruary 11, 2023(2023-02-11) (aged 95)
Hanover, New Hampshire
CitizenshipUnited States
Alma materHarvard (1949)
AwardsRCA's David W. Sarnoff Award (1958),
IEEE Centennial Medal (1984),
IEEE Third Millennium Medal,
IEEE Dennis J. Picard Medal
Scientific career
Fieldsradiolocation
InstitutionsSignal Corps, RCA, Raytheon, ANRO Engineering, US Air Force Scientific Advisory Board

In 1997, Barton was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering for contributions to radar system design and analysis.[7]

References
  1. "RCA Medals Go To 2, Technician and an Engineer Win Sarnoff Citations".
  2. "IEEE Dennis J. Picard Medal Award Recipients".
  3. "Boost Phase Intercept Study Group Members - Biographical Summaries" (PDF).
  4. "Artech House publications". Retrieved 2022-07-24.
  5. 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".] (in Russian). 2008-09-25. Retrieved 2009-11-19.
  6. "David Knox Barton". Boston Globe. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  7. "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, ISBN 0-89006-170-X
  • David Knox Barton, A. I. Leonov, Sergey A. Leonov, I. A. Morozov, Paul C. Hamilton, Radar Technology Encyclopedia, Artech House, 1997, ISBN 978-0-89006-893-9
  • David K. Barton, Radar Technology Encyclopedia, Artech House, 1997 ISBN 1580532594
  • David K. Barton, Radar System Analysis and Modeling, Artech House, 2005, ISBN 978-1-58053-681-3
  • David K. Barton, Radar Equations for Modern Radar, Artech House, 2013 ISBN 978-1-60807-521-8


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