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.

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engineer ⓘ
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mathematician ⓘ
university teacher ⓘ
awardReceived Claude E. Shannon Award ⓘ
IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal ⓘ
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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 Elwyn R. Berlekamp self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: 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 ⓘ
surface form: 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 ⓘ

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Richard K. Guy → coAuthor → Elwyn R. Berlekamp ⓘ
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