John V. Breakwell

John Valentine Breakwell
Born 1917
Switzerland
Died April 16, 1991
Residence United States
Citizenship American
Fields Control theory
Notable awards Richard E. Bellman Control Heritage Award (1983)

John V. 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.[1]

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