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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
Award
Charles Stark Draper Prize 2
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Great Immigrants Award 2
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National Inventors Hall of Fame 2
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IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal 2
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IEEE Maxwell Award 2
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Marconi Prize 2
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John Fritz Medal 2
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IEEE Medal of Honor 2
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National Medal of Science 2
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Benjamin Franklin Medal 2
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Claude E. Shannon Award 2
Connections

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."

Credited

Viterbi Algorithm, Algorithms
Source Viterbi Algorithm (Wikipedia)

In Field

Algorithms and Complexity Theory, Fields
Source Wikipedia: Andrew Viterbi

Invented

Viterbi Algorithm, Algorithms

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

Source Wikipedia: Andrew Viterbi
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Nationality

Italy

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United States

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Sources
1. Wikipedia: Andrew Viterbi
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Andrew James Viterbi (born Andrea Giacomo Viterbi, March 9, 1935) is an American electrical engineer and businessman who co-founded Qualcomm Inc. and invented the Viterbi algorithm.
  • Infobox, Born
    March 9, 1935
  • In Field: Algorithms and Complexity Theory, Lead paragraph
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2. Wikidata: Andrew Viterbi
Wikidata Q505358, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Viterbi Algorithm (Wikipedia)
Credited: Viterbi Algorithm, History section
Quote, Credited: Viterbi Algorithm, History section
The Viterbi algorithm is named after Andrew Viterbi, who proposed it in 1967
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