Solomon W. Golomb

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Solomon W. Golomb was an American mathematician and engineer renowned for his pioneering work in combinatorics, coding theory, and communications, including the study of pseudorandom sequences and polyominoes.

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instanceOf human
mathematician
university professor
awardReceived Euler Medal NERFINISHED
Fellow of the American Mathematical Society NERFINISHED
Fellow of the IEEE NERFINISHED
IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal NERFINISHED
National Medal of Science
Shannon Award NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
educatedAt Harvard University
Johns Hopkins University
employer Digital Communications Laboratory at USC NERFINISHED
Jet Propulsion Laboratory NERFINISHED
University of Southern California NERFINISHED
familyName Golomb NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork coding theory
combinatorial game theory
combinatorics
communications engineering
information theory
number theory
polyominoes
pseudorandom sequences
givenName Solomon NERFINISHED
influenced coding theory
combinatorial design theory
digital communications
influencedBy Claude Shannon NERFINISHED
knownFor Golomb coding NERFINISHED
Golomb rulers NERFINISHED
combinatorial designs for communications
pseudorandom sequence design
study of polyominoes
theory of shift register sequences
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers NERFINISHED
National Academy of Engineering
National Academy of Sciences
notableStudent Noga Alon NERFINISHED
notableWork Golomb coding NERFINISHED
Golomb ruler NERFINISHED
Golomb sequence NERFINISHED
nonperiodic tilings
polyominoes
shift register sequences
occupation electrical engineer
mathematician
university teacher
sexOrGender male
workLocation Los Angeles

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Claude E. Shannon Award notableRecipient Solomon W. Golomb
Thomas M. Cover doctoralAdvisor Solomon W. Golomb