About the Authors

<a onClick="window.open('/olcweb/cgi/pluginpop.cgi?it=jpg::::/sites/dl/free/0073529222/373509/dorf.jpg','popWin', 'width=NaN,height=NaN,resizable,scrollbars');" href="#"><img valign="absmiddle" height="16" width="16" border="0" src="/olcweb/styles/shared/linkicons/image.gif"> (32.0K)</a> Richard C. Dorf is professor of electrical and computer engineering and professor of management at the University of California, Davis. He is a Fellow of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the society, as well as a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (IEEE). The best-selling author of Introduction to Electric Circuits (7th Ed.), Modern Control Systems (10th Ed.), Handbook of Electrical Engineering (3rd Ed.), Handbook of Engineering (2nd Ed.), and Handbook of Technology Management, Dr. Dorf is cofounder of six technology firms. <a onClick="window.open('/olcweb/cgi/pluginpop.cgi?it=jpg::::/sites/dl/free/0073529222/373509/byer.jpg','popWin', 'width=NaN,height=NaN,resizable,scrollbars');" href="#"><img valign="absmiddle" height="16" width="16" border="0" src="/olcweb/styles/shared/linkicons/image.gif"> (33.0K)</a> Thomas H. Byers is professor of management science and engineering at Stanford University and founder of its Stanford Technology Ventures Program, which is dedicated to accelerating high-technology entrepreneurship education around the globe. After receiving his B.S., MBA, and Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, Dr. Byers spent over a decade in leadership positions in technology ventures including Symantec Corporation. His teaching awards include Stanford’s highest honor in 2005 and three national awards for entrepreneurship educators.