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Golomb, a graduate of the [[Baltimore City College]] high school, received his bachelor's degree from [[Johns Hopkins University]] and master's and doctorate degree in mathematics from [[Harvard University]] in 1957 with a dissertation on "Problems in the Distribution of the Prime Numbers". |
Golomb, a graduate of the [[Baltimore City College]] high school, received his bachelor's degree from [[Johns Hopkins University]] and master's and doctorate degree in mathematics from [[Harvard University]] in 1957 with a dissertation on "Problems in the Distribution of the Prime Numbers". |
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While working at the [[Glenn L. Martin Company]] he became interested in communications theory and began his work on [[Linear feedback shift register|shift register sequences]]. He spent his [[Fulbright Scholarship|Fulbright year]] at the [[University of Oslo]] and then joined the [[Jet Propulsion Laboratory]] at [[Caltech]], where he researched military and space communications. He joined the faculty of [[University of Southern California|USC]] in 1963 and was awarded full tenure two years later. |
While working at the [[Glenn L. Martin Company]] he became interested in communications theory and began his work on [[Linear feedback shift register|shift register sequences]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Golomb |first1=Solomon W. |title=Shift register sequences |date=1967 |publisher=Aegean Park Press |location=Laguna Hills, Calif. |isbn=978-0894120480}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Wolfram |first1=Stephen |title=Solomon Golomb (1932–2016)—Stephen Wolfram Writings |url=https://writings.stephenwolfram.com/2016/05/solomon-golomb-19322016/ |website=writings.stephenwolfram.com |language=en}}</ref> He spent his [[Fulbright Scholarship|Fulbright year]] at the [[University of Oslo]] and then joined the [[Jet Propulsion Laboratory]] at [[Caltech]], where he researched military and space communications. He joined the faculty of [[University of Southern California|USC]] in 1963 and was awarded full tenure two years later. |
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Golomb pioneered the identification of the characteristics and merits of [[Maximum length sequence|maximum length shift register sequences]], also known as [[Pseudorandom number generator|pseudorandom]] or pseudonoise sequences, which have extensive military, industrial and consumer applications. Today, millions of cordless and cellular phones employ pseudorandom [[direct-sequence spread spectrum]] implemented with shift register sequences. His efforts made USC a center for communications research. |
Golomb pioneered the identification of the characteristics and merits of [[Maximum length sequence|maximum length shift register sequences]], also known as [[Pseudorandom number generator|pseudorandom]] or pseudonoise sequences, which have extensive military, industrial and consumer applications. Today, millions of cordless and cellular phones employ pseudorandom [[direct-sequence spread spectrum]] implemented with shift register sequences. His efforts made USC a center for communications research. |
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Solomon W. Golomb | |
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File:Solomon Golomb 2014.jpg 2014 studio portrait | |
Born | Solomon Wolf Golomb May 30, 1932 |
Died | May 1, 2016 Los Angeles, California, US | (aged 83)
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Harvard University |
Awards | Claude E. Shannon Award (1985) IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal (2000) National Medal of Science (2011) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics, engineering |
Institutions | University of Southern California |
Doctoral advisor | David Widder |
Solomon Wolf Golomb (
Academic achievements
Golomb, a graduate of the Baltimore City College high school, received his bachelor's degree from Johns Hopkins University and master's and doctorate degree in mathematics from Harvard University in 1957 with a dissertation on "Problems in the Distribution of the Prime Numbers".
While working at the
Golomb pioneered the identification of the characteristics and merits of maximum length shift register sequences, also known as pseudorandom or pseudonoise sequences, which have extensive military, industrial and consumer applications. Today, millions of cordless and cellular phones employ pseudorandom direct-sequence spread spectrum implemented with shift register sequences. His efforts made USC a center for communications research.
Golomb was the inventor of
He was a regular columnist, writing Golomb's Puzzle Column in the
Awards
Golomb was a member of both the National Academy of Engineering and the National Academy of Science.
In 1985, he received the Shannon Award of the Information Theory Society of the IEEE.
In 1992, he received the medal of the U.S.
In 2000, he was awarded the IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal for his exceptional contributions to information sciences and systems.[9] He was singled out as a major figure of coding and information theory for over four decades, specifically for his ability to apply advanced mathematics to problems in digital communications.
Golomb was one of the first high profile professors to attempt the
In 2012, he became a fellow of the American Mathematical Society.[10] That same year, it was announced that he had been selected to receive the National Medal of Science.[11] In 2014, he was elected as a fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics "for contributions to coding theory, data encryption, communications, and mathematical games."[12]
In 2013, he was awarded the National Medal of Science 2011.[13]
In 2016, he was awarded the
Selected books
- Signal Design for Good Correlation (ISBN 0-521-82104-5)
- ISBN 0-691-02444-8
- Shift Register Sequences, San Francisco, Holden-Day, 1967. ISBN 0-89412-048-4
See also
References
- ^ Solomon W. Golomb - 2016 Laureate of the Franklin Institute in Electrical Engineering
- ^ http://www.itsoc.org/news-events/recent-news/sol-golomb-passes-away
- ^ Eric Harshbarger - Pentominoes
- ^ people.rit.edu - Introduction - polyomino and pentomino
- ISBN 978-0894120480.
- ^ Wolfram, Stephen. "Solomon Golomb (1932–2016)—Stephen Wolfram Writings". writings.stephenwolfram.com.
- ^ About Gathering 4 Gardner Foundation Archived May 7, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ http://digitalcommons.butler.edu/do/search/?q=golomb&start=0&context=684035
- IEEE. Retrieved May 29, 2011.
- ^ List of Fellows of the American Mathematical Society, retrieved 2013-01-19.
- ^ http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/12/21/president-obama-honors-nation-s-top-scientists-and-innovators
- ^ SIAM Fellows: Class of 2015, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, retrieved October 8, 2015.
- ^ "Golomb receives National Medal of Science from Obama". University of Southern California. February 1, 2013. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
- ^ "Solomon W. Golomb | The Franklin Institute". www.fi.edu. Retrieved May 2, 2016.