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Irving S. Reed

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American mathematician (1923-2012)

United StatesAcademicsLived 1923 to 2012 · aged 88
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Irving Stoy Reed was an American mathematician and engineer. He is best known for co-inventing a class of algebraic error-correcting and error-detecting codes known as Reed-Solomon codes in collaboration with Gustave Solomon. He also co-invented the Reed-Muller code.

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Awards 5

1995IEEE Masaru Ibuka Consumer Electronics Award
1989IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal
1989Charles Babbage Award
1982Claude E. Shannon Award
IEEE Fellow

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Madhu SudanAlso won IEEE Richard W. Hamming MedalYale PattAlso won Charles Babbage AwardJames MasseyAlso won Claude E. Shannon AwardGustave SolomonAlso won IEEE Masaru Ibuka Consumer Electronics AwardRobert CalderbankAlso won Claude E. Shannon AwardAlan EdelmanAlso won Charles Babbage Award

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United States
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1923 to 2012 · aged 88
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10 languages

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