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Thomas Kailath

American engineer · United States · On the map · Academics · Born 1935 · age 91

Thomas Kailath is an Indian-American electrical engineer, information theorist, control engineer, entrepreneur and the Hitachi America Professor of Engineering emeritus at Stanford University. Professor Kailath has authored several books, including the well-known Linear Systems.

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A life in dates

2018Fellow of the American Mathematical SocietyAward2012National Medal of ScienceAward2009BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge AwardAwardFellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied MathematicsAwardForeign Member of the Royal SocietyAwardPadma Bhushan in science & engineeringAward2007IEEE Medal of HonorAward2000Claude E. Shannon AwardAward1995IEEE James H. Mulligan, Jr. Education MedalAward1986John R. Ragazzini Education AwardAward1975Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical StatisticsAward1969Guggenheim FellowshipAward1935Born7 June 1935

Awards

Fellow of the American Mathematical Society2018
National Medal of Science2012
Padma Bhushan in science & engineering2009
BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award2009
Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics2009
Foreign Member of the Royal Society2009
IEEE Medal of Honor2007
Claude E. Shannon Award2000
IEEE James H. Mulligan, Jr. Education Medal1995
John R. Ragazzini Education Award1986
Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics1975
Guggenheim Fellowship1969
IEEE Fellow
IEEE Jack S. Kilby Signal Processing Medal

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1935 · age 91

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