On June 28, 2024, Prof. Leon O. Chua, IEEE Life Fellow and a prominent theoretician in non-linear circuits, neural networks and chaotic systems, celebrated his 88th birthday. Renowned for his groundbreaking contributions to non-linear circuit theory and cellular neural network theory. Prof. Chua’s legacy is deeply interwoven with the iconic “8-shape” hysteresis loop, the fingerprint of Chua’s memristor, which he first theorized in 1971. The year 2024 (2 + 0 + 2 + 4 = 8) which also refers his Jubilee (88), marks this “Double-Eight” milestone.
Prof. Chua’s illustrious career is decorated with numerous prestigious awards, including the inaugural IEEE Gustav Kirchhoff Award, the IEEE EDS Celebrated Member Award, and the prestigious Guggenheim Fellow. His theoretical insights have revolutionized how we understand and design nonlinear systems, inspiring generations of researchers worldwide.
On this momentous occasion, Prof. Dalibor Biolek pays tribute to Prof. Chua’s remarkable legacy in the paper Leon Chua and His Double-Eight Fingerprint [CAS Education] [1]. This comprehensive review explores the profound impact of Prof. Chua’s work, from the foundations of memristor theory to his transformative contributions to chaotic systems, cellular neural networks, and non-linear circuits.
[1] D. Biolek, “Leon Chua and His Double-Eight Fingerprint [CAS Education],” in IEEE Circuits and Systems Magazine, vol. 24, no. 4, pp. 70-78, Fourthquarter 2024, doi: 10.1109/MCAS.2024.3462298.