Calyampudi Radhakrishna Rao
Indian-American mathematician (1920-2023) · India · Academics · Died at 102
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Something wrong?Prof. Calyampudi Radhakrishna Rao was an Indian-American mathematician and statistician. He was professor emeritus at Pennsylvania State University and research professor at the University at Buffalo.
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Prof. Calyampudi Radhakrishna Rao was an Indian-American mathematician and statistician. He was professor emeritus at Pennsylvania State University and research professor at the University at Buffalo. Rao was honoured by numerous colloquia, honorary degrees, and festschrifts and was awarded the US National Medal of Science in 2002. The American Statistical Association has described him as "a living legend" whose work has influenced not just statistics, but has had far reaching implications for fields as varied as economics, genetics, anthropology, geology, national planning, demography, biometry, and medicine." The Times of India listed Rao as one of the top 10 Indian scientists of all time.
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Subrahmanyan ChandrasekharBoth received Srinivasa Ramanujan Medal
Chintamani Nagesa Ramachandra RaoBoth received India Science Award
W. Edwards DemingBoth received Wilks Memorial Award
Jerzy NeymanBoth received Wilks Memorial Award
George E. P. BoxBoth received Guy Medal in Silver
Prasanta Chandra MahalanobisBoth received Srinivasa Ramanujan MedalFame.am measures public visibility signals. It does not measure human value, talent, morality, or credibility.