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Robert J. McEliece
American mathematician (1942-2019) · United States · On the map · Academics · Died at 76
Robert J. McEliece was the Allen E. Puckett Professor and a professor of electrical engineering at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) best known for his work in error-correcting coding and information theory.
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He was the 2004 recipient of the Claude E. Shannon Award and the 2009 recipient of the IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal. He was a life fellow of the IEEE and was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 1998.
Country
United States
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1942 to 2019 · aged 76
