Dreamer (2005 film) was directed by an American director and screenwriter name John Gatins.
Joseph Slepian. -LRB- February 11 , 1891 -- December 19 , 1969 -RRB-. was an American electrical engineer known for his contributions to the developments of electrical apparatus and theory .. American. United States. electrical engineer. electrical engineer. Born in Boston , MA of Jewish Russian immigrants , he studied mathematics at Harvard University , from which he was awarded a B.Sc .. Harvard University. Harvard University. Jewish Russian immigrants. Russian Americans. -LRB- 1911 -RRB- , a M.Sc .. -LRB- 1912 -RRB- and Ph.D. on the thesis On the Functions of a Complex Variable Defined by an Ordinary Differential Equation of the First Order and First Degree advised by George Birkhoff -LRB- 1913 -RRB- .. George Birkhoff. George Birkhoff. Meanwhile , he also worked at Boston Elevated Railway .. Boston Elevated Railway. Boston Elevated Railway. After his Ph.D. , he became Sheldon fellow at University of Gottingen in Germany , was at University of Sorbonne in Paris , before becoming instructor of mathematics at Cornell University -LRB- 1915 -RRB- .. Cornell University. Cornell University. University of Gottingen. University of Gottingen. Germany. Germany. University of Sorbonne. University of Sorbonne. Paris. Paris. He joined Westinghouse Electric in East Pittsburgh -LRB- 1916 -RRB- in the railway motor department initially , moving to. Westinghouse Electric. Westinghouse Electric. East Pittsburgh. East Pittsburgh. the research department -LRB- 1917 -RRB- at Forest Hills -LRB- PA -RRB- where he became head -LRB- 1922 -RRB- , consulting engineer -LRB- 1926 -RRB- and associate director. -LRB- 1938 -- 1956 -RRB- and developed over two hundred patents .. Slepian did significant groundwork for the betatron -LRB- 1927 -RRB- .. betatron. betatron. He received the IEEE Edison Medal -LRB- 1947 -RRB- for his work on. IEEE Edison Medal. IEEE Edison Medal. the autovalve lightning arrester , deion circuit breaker , and ignitron .. lightning arrester. lightning arrester. circuit breaker. circuit breaker. ignitron. ignitron. He wrote over 120 articles and essays , and published the book Conductivity of electricity in gases -LRB- 1933 -RRB- .. His career was somewhat shortened by a stroke -LRB- 1951 -RRB- .. stroke. stroke. He was the father of the mathematician David Slepian .. David Slepian. David Slepian