Jens Glad Balchen

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Jens Glad Balchen commemorated on the tail of a Norwegian Air Shuttle Boeing 737-800

Jens Glad Balchen (1926–2009) was a Norwegian engineer. He was born in Kristiansand and graduated from the Norwegian Institute of Technology and the Yale University. He was appointed professor of cybernetics at the Norwegian Institute of Technology from 1962. His research included projects in medicine, on aquaculture and on dynamic positioning of ships and platforms. He was decorated Commander of the Order of St. Olav in 1996.^[1]^[2]

References

↑ Henriksen, Rolf. "Jens Balchen". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
↑ Henriksen, Petter (ed.). "Jens Glad Balchen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 8 October 2011.

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Name	Balchen, Jens Glad
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Short description	Professor of cybernetics
Date of birth	1926
Place of birth
Date of death	2009
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