Gerald Howard Goertzel, who died in 2002, was an American theoretical physicist best known for creating the Goertzel algorithm. He earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering and a master's degree in physics from the Stevens Institute of Technology and a PhD in theoretical physics from New York University. He worked on the Manhattan Project for the Nuclear Development Corporation of America and later for Sage Instruments, and then spent 28 years in IBM's Research Division, working in design automation, data compression and digital printing technology. His publications include a 1987 article on digital halftoning on the IBM 4250 printer in the IBM Journal of Research and Development, and he is named on patents covering image data compression, binary image rotation and enlargement, and file compression.
Facts
Contribution Kind Connections
Affiliated With
Source Gerald Goertzel (Wikipedia)
In Field
Source Gerald Goertzel (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
Nationality
Also in Geography Atlas: the nationality of this subject.
Source Gerald Goertzel (Wikipedia)LeadQuote, Lead
Gerald Howard Goertzel (18 August 1919 – 17 July 2002) was an American theoretical physicist.
Sources
1. Gerald Goertzel (Wikipedia)
Lead, best known work
He is best known for creating the Goertzel algorithm.
Lead
Gerald Howard Goertzel (18 August 1919-17 July 2002) was an American theoretical physicist.
Infobox: birth_date
August 18, 1919
Affiliated With: IBM, Lead, employer
He was an employee of IBM's Research Division where he worked for 28 years in a variety of areas, including design automation, data compression and digital printing technology.
View the SourceReader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.
Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.