My Experiences with Prof. Rudy Kalman [Historical Perspectives]

I initially met Prof. Kalman when, in 1965, I took a course he was teaching at Stanford University in modern algebra theory applied to linear dynamical systems. He became my Ph.D. thesis adviser in 1966. From 1966 to late 1968, I was basically his only student and consequently did many tasks for him that resulted from his numerous consulting activities.