Elwyn R. Berlekamp

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author engineer human mathematician university teacher

Elwyn R. Berlekamp was an American mathematician and engineer known for his influential work in coding theory, combinatorial game theory, and algorithms.

Aliases (2)

Berlekamp ×1
Elwyn Ralph Berlekamp ×1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	author → engineer → human → mathematician → university teacher →
awardReceived	Claude E. Shannon Award → IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal →
birthName	Elwyn Ralph Berlekamp →
coAuthor	John H. Conway → Richard K. Guy →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1940-09-06 →
dateOfDeath	2019-04-09 →
doctoralAdvisor	David Slepian →
educatedAt	Massachusetts Institute of Technology → University of California, Berkeley →
employer	University of California, Berkeley →
familyName	Berlekamp →
fieldOfWork	algebra → algorithms → coding theory → combinatorial game theory → error-correcting codes → information theory →
founded	Berlekamp and Company → Cylink Corporation →
givenName	Elwyn →
knownFor	Berlekamp–Massey algorithm → Berlekamp’s algorithm for factoring polynomials over finite fields → foundations of combinatorial game theory → work on Go endgames → work on error-correcting codes →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
memberOf	National Academy of Engineering → National Academy of Sciences →
notableStudent	James L. Massey → Thomas M. Cover →
notableWork	Algebraic Coding Theory → Berlekamp–Massey algorithm → Berlekamp’s algorithm for factoring polynomials over finite fields → Sprague–Grundy theory contributions → Winning Ways for your Mathematical Plays →
occupation	businessperson → electrical engineer → mathematician → university professor →
placeOfBirth	Dover, Ohio, United States of America →
placeOfDeath	Berkeley, California, United States of America →
positionHeld	professor of electrical engineering and computer sciences at the University of California, Berkeley → professor of mathematics at the University of California, Berkeley →
sexOrGender	male →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
John H. Conway → Richard K. Guy →	coAuthor
Winning Ways for your Mathematical Plays →	author
Elwyn R. Berlekamp ("Elwyn Ralph Berlekamp") →	birthName
Elwyn R. Berlekamp ("Berlekamp") →	familyName