A history of network synthesis and filter theory for circuits composed of resistors, inductors, and capacitors
S. Darlington · IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I Fundamental Theory and Applications · 1999
This paper is an informal history of the birth and growth of network synthesis and filter theory, as it was developed for RLC circuits. It includes events, experiences, and anecdotes which are not all well documented but may make interesting reading. Other papers in this issue are histories of other aspects of circuit theory; for the most part descended from the RLC theory.