Robert M. Fano
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Robert M. Fano was an influential Italian-American computer scientist and information theorist known for his foundational contributions to coding theory and for co-developing Shannon–Fano coding.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Robert M. Fano canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Italian-American
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human ⓘ information theorist ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Claude E. Shannon Award
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IEEE Centennial Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ IEEE Edison Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthCountry | Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1917-11-11 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Turin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coDeveloperOf | Shannon–Fano coding NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
interactive computing
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time-sharing systems research ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Italy
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United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2016-07-13 ⓘ |
| degree | PhD in electrical engineering ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | Ernst Guillemin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ |
| employer | Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ |
| familyName | Fano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
computer science
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electrical engineering ⓘ information theory ⓘ |
| givenName | Robert ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Fano coding
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Fano inequality NERFINISHED ⓘ Project MAC leadership ⓘ Shannon–Fano coding NERFINISHED ⓘ foundational work in coding theory ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Italian ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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National Academy of Engineering ⓘ |
| middleName | Mario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Robert Mario Fano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableStudent |
Fernando J. Corbató
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Michael Dertouzos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | Transmission of Information (book) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Naples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeathCountry | Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
founding director of Project MAC
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professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ |
| sibling | Ugo Fano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workplace | MIT Lincoln Laboratory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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