Andrzej Kłos

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Andrzej Kłos (1924–2018) was a distinguished Polish scientist and professor of technical sciences specialising in electrical power engineering. Born in Tenczynek (Kraków Voivodeship) on April 18, 1924, Kłos lived in Kraków until 1939, where he completed primary school. From 1940 to 1942, he worked as a labourer while attending a vocational school for electrical engineers. From 1942 until the end of the war in 1945, he worked at the Kraków Power Plant as a fitter and electrical technician, working on the construction and operation of the distribution network. During this same period, he clandestinely completed his secondary education and passed his final exams. After the war, Kłos began studying at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering of the Silesian University of Technology in Gliwice, simultaneously working as a vocational education teacher. From 1949, he worked in the national power industry, initially at the Zabrze Power Plant as an operations engineer. In 1950, he received his Master of Science in Engineering and moved to Warsaw. He worked at the State Power Dispatch Office (1950-1960) as a dispatcher and network section manager, helping to develop a nationwide power dispatch system. During this time, he began his doctoral research on "Economic Load Distribution in the Power System," completing his Ph.D. in Technical Sciences at the Silesian University of Technology by publishing an original method. He also spent a 10-month fellowship at the University of London, where h

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