{{Short description|American control theorist}} {{Infobox scientist | name = John V. Breakwell<ref name="NAE">[https://www.nae.edu/MembersSection/MemberDirectory/29654.aspx Dr. John V. Breakwell was elected in 1981] as a member of National Academy of Engineering in Aerospace Engineering for founding contributions to the science and applications of astrodynamics, for discovery of flight-trajectory optimization, and for outstanding academic service.</ref> | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_date = 1917 | birth_place = Switzerland | death_date = {{Death date and age|1991|4|16|1917|1|1}} | death_place = | citizenship = American | nationality = | ethnicity = | fields = Control theory | workplaces = | alma_mater = Harvard University<ref name="springer">{{cite journal|title=In memory of John V. Breakwell|journal=Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications|volume=72|pages=1–6|doi=10.1007/BF00939947|year = 1992|last1 = Bryson|first1 = Arthur E.|s2cid=119371982}}</ref> | doctoral_advisor = | academic_advisors = | doctoral_students = | notable_students = | known_for = | author_abbrev_bot = | author_abbrev_zoo = | influences = | influenced = | awards = Richard E. Bellman Control Heritage Award <small>(1983)</small> | religion = | signature = | footnotes = }}
'''John Valentine Breakwell''' (1917 – April 16, 1991) was a noted American control theorist and a Professor of Astronautics at Stanford University. He is remembered for his contributions to the "science and applications of astrodynamics, for discovery of flight-trajectory optimization, and for outstanding academic service." He was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 1981 and a recipient of the Richard E. Bellman Control Heritage Award in 1983.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://a2c2.org/awards/richard-e-bellman-control-heritage-award |title=Richard E. Bellman Control Heritage Award |publisher=American Automatic Control Council |accessdate={{Format date|2013|2|10}} |archive-date=2018-10-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181001032837/http://a2c2.org/awards/richard-e-bellman-control-heritage-award |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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==External links== * [https://www.nae.edu/29654/Dr-John-V-Breakwell NAE profile]
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