Gabriel Kron (1901 – 1968) was considered an unconventional and somewhat controversial engineer who worked for General Electric in the US from 1934 until 1966. He was responsible for the first load flow (electricity) distribution system in New York. Kron is famous for his Method of Tearing or Diakoptics.
Instead of taking a conventional postgraduate degree, Kron went on a two year walking tour around the world.
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