Jesse Lowen Shearer (1921—1992)[1] was an American professor,[1] engineer and pioneer in the field of hydraulics.
at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and as a member of their faculty for mechanical engineering he worked at Dynamic Analysis & Control Laboratory from 1950 to 1963.
[1] He was also a member of the Dynamic Systems and Control Division of American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).
[1] 1965 he received the Donald P. Eckman Award of the Instrument Society of America,[1][2] 1966 he got the Charles Russ Richards Memorial Award of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers[1][3] and finally 1983 the Rufus Oldenburger Medal of ASME.
[1][4] Shearer wrote many books, papers, and articles on hydraulics and system dynamics such as: