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James L. Flanagan

American engineer (1925-2015) · United States · On the map · Academics · Died at 89

James Loton Flanagan was an American electrical engineer. He was Rutgers University's vice president for research until 2004. He was also director of Rutgers' Center for Advanced Information Processing and the Board of Governors Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

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2015Died25 August 20152005IEEE Medal of HonorAward1996National Medal of ScienceAward1994Maxwell LectureAward1992Marconi PrizeAward1986Edison MedalAward1925Born26 August 1925

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Awards

IEEE Medal of Honor2005
National Medal of Science1996
Maxwell Lecture1994
Marconi Prize1992
Edison Medal1986

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He is known for co-developing adaptive differential pulse-code modulation (ADPCM) with P. Cummiskey and Nikil Jayant at Bell Labs.

Country
United States
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1925 to 2015 · aged 89