Considered to be the "father of nonlinear circuit theory and cellular neural networks", he is also the inventor and namesake of Chua's circuit and was the first to conceive the theories behind, and postulate the existence of, the solid state memristor.
Considered to be the "father" Dr. Leon O. Chua is widely recognized as the father of nonlinear circuit theory and cellular neural networks (CNN). "of nonlinear circuit theory and cellular neural networks", he is also the inventor and namesake of Chua's circuit and was the first to conceive the theories behind, and postulate the existence of, the solid state memristor.