W. Wesley Peterson | |
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Born | April 22, 1924
Muskegon, Michigan, U.S. |
Died | May 6, 2009 (aged 85)
Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. |
Alma mater | University of Michigan |
Awards |
Japan Prize Claude E. Shannon Award |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics, computer science |
William Wesley Peterson (April 22, 1924 – May 6, 2009) was an American mathematician and computer scientist. He was best known for designing the cyclic redundancy check (CRC), [1] for which research he was awarded the Japan Prize in 1999. [2]
Peterson was born on April 22, 1924, in Muskegon, Michigan and earned his Ph.D. in 1954 from the University of Michigan. [2] [3] Peterson was a professor of Information and Computer Sciences at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, joining the faculty in 1964. [4] He started work at IBM in 1954. [4] He authored the publication of algebraic coding theory Error Correcting Codes in 1961. He co-authored a number of books on the topic of error correcting codes, including the revised 2nd edition of Error Correcting Codes [5] (co-authored with Edward J. Weldon). In the early 1950s, he contributed significantly to the development of signal detection theory through participation in the IRE Professional Group on Information Theory. [6] He has also done research and published in the fields of programming languages, [7] systems programming, and networks. As well as the Japan Prize in 1999, [2] [8] he was awarded the Claude E. Shannon Award in 1981, [4] and the IEEE Centennial Medal in 1984. [4] In 2007, two years before Peterson's death, Intel added crc32 to the SSE4.2 instruction set of the x86-64 architecture. [9]
Peterson finished 16th in the 2005 Honolulu Marathon for males ages 80 to 84. [10] He died on May 6, 2009, in Honolulu, Hawaii survived by five children from two different marriages, his wife, and several grandchildren. [3]
W. Wesley Peterson | |
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Born | April 22, 1924
Muskegon, Michigan, U.S. |
Died | May 6, 2009 (aged 85)
Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. |
Alma mater | University of Michigan |
Awards |
Japan Prize Claude E. Shannon Award |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics, computer science |
William Wesley Peterson (April 22, 1924 – May 6, 2009) was an American mathematician and computer scientist. He was best known for designing the cyclic redundancy check (CRC), [1] for which research he was awarded the Japan Prize in 1999. [2]
Peterson was born on April 22, 1924, in Muskegon, Michigan and earned his Ph.D. in 1954 from the University of Michigan. [2] [3] Peterson was a professor of Information and Computer Sciences at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, joining the faculty in 1964. [4] He started work at IBM in 1954. [4] He authored the publication of algebraic coding theory Error Correcting Codes in 1961. He co-authored a number of books on the topic of error correcting codes, including the revised 2nd edition of Error Correcting Codes [5] (co-authored with Edward J. Weldon). In the early 1950s, he contributed significantly to the development of signal detection theory through participation in the IRE Professional Group on Information Theory. [6] He has also done research and published in the fields of programming languages, [7] systems programming, and networks. As well as the Japan Prize in 1999, [2] [8] he was awarded the Claude E. Shannon Award in 1981, [4] and the IEEE Centennial Medal in 1984. [4] In 2007, two years before Peterson's death, Intel added crc32 to the SSE4.2 instruction set of the x86-64 architecture. [9]
Peterson finished 16th in the 2005 Honolulu Marathon for males ages 80 to 84. [10] He died on May 6, 2009, in Honolulu, Hawaii survived by five children from two different marriages, his wife, and several grandchildren. [3]