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Ralph Hartley

American electronics researcher and information theorist (1888-1970) · United States · On the map · Scientists · Died at 81

Ralph Vinton Lyon Hartley was an American electronics researcher. He invented the Hartley oscillator and the Hartley transform, and contributed to the foundations of information theory.

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IEEE Medal of Honor1946
Rhodes Scholarship1910
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Country
United States
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1888 to 1970 · aged 81