Robert Gallager

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Robert_Gallager
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
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gptkb:IEEE_Medal_of_Honor
gptkb:Marconi_Prize
gptkb:Richard_W._Hamming_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1931-05-29
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania,_United_States
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor gptkb:Peter_Elias
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gptkbp:fieldOfWork gptkb:information_theory
coding theory
communications
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Robert Gallager
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:information_theory
gptkb:Low-density_parity-check_code
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:National_Academy_of_Engineering
gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableStudent gptkb:David_Forney
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:engineer
information theorist
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Marconi_Society
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5