Paul Horowitz
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Paul Horowitz (born 1942) is an American physicist and electrical engineer at Harvard University, where he holds professorships in physics and electrical engineering. He earned his A.B. in physics in 1965, an A.M. in 1967 and a Ph.D. in 1970, all at Harvard. He is best known for electronics design and for his pioneering role in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI). With Winfield Hill he wrote the standard text 'The Art of Electronics' (1989; third edition 2015) and 'The Art of Electronics: The X-Chapters' (2020). He is credited as co-author of the lab course book 'Learning the Art of Electronics' (2016) with Thomas C. Hayes. He received the Drake Award in 2021. As a child he was reportedly the world's youngest amateur radio operator.[1,2]
- electronics design
- SETI
- amateur radio
- physics education
Works by Paul Horowitz
- 1989 The Art of Electronics With Winfield Hill
- 2015 The Art of Electronics (3rd edition) With Winfield Hill
- 2016 Learning the Art of Electronics: A Hands-On Lab Course With Thomas C. Hayes
- 2020 The Art of Electronics: The X-Chapters With Winfield Hill
Awards
- 2021 Drake Award