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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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Solomon W. Golomb canonical | 2 |
Statements (51)
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| instanceOf |
human
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mathematician ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Euler Medal
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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
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Johns Hopkins University ⓘ |
| employer |
Digital Communications Laboratory at USC
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Southern California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Golomb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
coding theory
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combinatorial game theory ⓘ combinatorics ⓘ communications engineering ⓘ information theory ⓘ number theory ⓘ polyominoes ⓘ pseudorandom sequences ⓘ |
| givenName | Solomon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
coding theory
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combinatorial design theory ⓘ digital communications ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Claude Shannon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Golomb coding
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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
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National Academy of Engineering ⓘ National Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| notableStudent | Noga Alon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Golomb coding
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Golomb ruler NERFINISHED ⓘ Golomb sequence NERFINISHED ⓘ nonperiodic tilings ⓘ polyominoes ⓘ shift register sequences ⓘ |
| occupation |
electrical engineer
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mathematician ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation | Los Angeles ⓘ |
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