Béla G. Lipták (born June 7, 1936, in Hungary) is a Hungarian engineer consultant specializing in the fields of safety, automation, process control, optimization and renewable energy. He is the editor-in-chief of the Instrument and Automation Engineer's Handbook.[1] His handbook and other works in the field of automation have become important in the automation field.

Biography

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Lipták was born in Hungary on June 7, 1936. He entered the United States as a refugee of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956.[2]

Education

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Lipták received a scholarship at the Stevens Institute of Technology (1959) and a master's degree from CCNY (1962). He also holds graduate courses in computer science at Pratt Institute (1965).[2]

Awards and honors

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Béla G. Lipták is a Fellow Member (1973) of the International Society of Automation.[3] He is also included in the Process Automation Hall of Fame by the Control Global media portal.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Lipták, Béla G. (2017). Instrument and Automation Engineer's Handbook: measurement and safety. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida. ISBN 9781498727648
  2. ^ a b "Resumé". Archived from the original on March 30, 2017. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
  3. ^ "Fellow Member". International Society of Automation. Archived from the original on September 12, 2021. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
  4. ^ "Process Automation Hall of Fame". Control Global. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
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