Phillip Hagar Smith
Scientist, Deceased Person
1905 – 1987
Who was Phillip Hagar Smith?
Phillip Hagar Smith was an electrical engineer, who became famous for his invention of the Smith chart. Smith graduated from Tufts College in 1928. While working for Bell Telephone Laboratories, he invented his eponymous Smith chart.
When asked why he invented the chart, Smith explained, "From the time I could operate a slide rule, I've been interested in graphical representations of mathematical relationships." In 1969 he published the book Electronic Applications of the Smith Chart: In Waveguide, Circuit, and Component Analysis, a comprehensive work on the subject. He retired from Bell Labs in 1970.
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