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Andrew Viterbi

Also Known As Andrew James Viterbi · Andrew J. Viterbi
Theory of Computation

Andrew James Viterbi is an American electrical engineer and businessman who co-founded Qualcomm Inc. and invented the Viterbi algorithm. He is the Presidential Chair Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Southern California's Viterbi School of Engineering, named in his honor. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Birth Year
1935 1
Birth Date
1935-03-09 1
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Associated With

Irwin Jacobs, Pioneers

Verified en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irwin_M._Jacobs: "In 1968, Jacobs co-founded Linkabit Corporation with Andrew Viterbi" and "In 1985, Jacobs went on to co-found Qualcomm Inc. along with Viterbi."

Invented

Viterbi Algorithm, Algorithms

Andrew Viterbi published his dynamic programming algorithm for decoding convolutional codes in 1967.

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    Andrew James Viterbi is an American electrical engineer and businessman who co-founded Qualcomm Inc. and invented the Viterbi algorithm.
  • Infobox, Born
    March 9, 1935
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Wikidata: Andrew Viterbi
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Andrew Viterbi (Wikidata)
  • Wikidata alias: Andrew James Viterbi
    Andrew James Viterbi
  • Wikidata P166: Charles Stark Draper Prize
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Charles Stark Draper Prize.
  • Wikidata P166: Great Immigrants Award
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Great Immigrants Award.
  • Wikidata P166: National Inventors Hall of Fame
    Wikidata P166 (award received): National Inventors Hall of Fame.
  • Wikidata P166: IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal
    Wikidata P166 (award received): IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal.
  • Wikidata P166: IEEE Maxwell Award
    Wikidata P166 (award received): IEEE Maxwell Award.
  • Wikidata P166: Marconi Prize
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Marconi Prize.
  • Wikidata P166: John Fritz Medal
    Wikidata P166 (award received): John Fritz Medal.
  • Wikidata P166: IEEE Medal of Honor
    Wikidata P166 (award received): IEEE Medal of Honor.
  • Wikidata P166: National Medal of Science
    Wikidata P166 (award received): National Medal of Science.
  • Wikidata P166: Benjamin Franklin Medal
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Benjamin Franklin Medal.
  • Wikidata P166: Claude E. Shannon Award
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Claude E. Shannon Award.
  • Wikidata alias: Andrew J. Viterbi
    Andrew J. Viterbi
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