Irving S. Reed

Summary

Irving S. Reed is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Seattle^[2]. He was born on +1923-11-12T00:00:00Z^[3]. He died in Santa Monica^[4]. He died on +2012-09-11T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as a mathematician^[6], computer scientist^[7], and engineer^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28 views/month, #7,277 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Born in Seattle^[2], Irving S. Reed…
• Irving S. Reed died in Santa Monica^[4].
• Irving S. Reed was born on +1923-11-12T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Irving S. Reed died on +2012-09-11T00:00:00Z^[5].
• Irving S. Reed held citizenship in United States^[10].
• Irving S. Reed's professions included mathematician^[6].
• Irving S. Reed's professions included computer scientist^[7].
• Irving S. Reed's professions included engineer^[8].
• Among Irving S. Reed's employers was University of Southern California^[11].
• Irving S. Reed's education included a stint at California Institute of Technology^[12].
• Irving S. Reed's doctoral advisor was Aristotle Michal^[13].
• Irving S. Reed received the IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal^[14].
• Irving S. Reed received the IEEE Fellow^[15].
• Irving S. Reed received the IEEE Masaru Ibuka Consumer Electronics Award^[16].
• Irving S. Reed received the Claude E. Shannon Award^[17].
• Irving S. Reed received the Charles Babbage Award^[18].
• Irving S. Reed was a member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers^[19].
• Irving S. Reed was a member of National Academy of Engineering^[20].
• Irving S. Reed is recorded as male^[21].
• Irving S. Reed's instance of is recorded as human^[22].
• Irving S. Reed supervised Earl Eugene Swartzlander, Jr. as a doctoral student^[23].
• Irving S. Reed supervised Robert Martin Storwick as a doctoral student^[24].
• Irving S. Reed supervised Donald G. Childers as a doctoral student^[25].
• Irving S. Reed's ISNI is recorded as 0000000045194751^[26].
• Irving S. Reed's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 4261991^[27].

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Origins and Family

Irving S. Reed was born in Seattle^[2]. He was born on +1923-11-12T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Irving S. Reed's education included a stint at California Institute of Technology^[12]. His doctoral advisor was Aristotle Michal^[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician^[6], computer scientist^[7], and engineer^[8]. Irving S. Reed was employed by University of Southern California^[11]. Doctoral students include Earl Eugene Swartzlander, Jr.^[23]; Robert Martin Storwick^[24]; and Donald G. Childers^[25], an electrical engineer^[28], b. 1935^[29].

Recognition

Awards received include IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal^[14], a science award^[30], founded in 1986^[31]; IEEE Fellow^[15], a science award^[32]; IEEE Masaru Ibuka Consumer Electronics Award^[16], a technical field award^[33], in United States^[34], founded in 1987^[35]; Claude E. Shannon Award^[17], a science award^[36], in Internationality^[37], founded in 1972^[38]; and Charles Babbage Award^[18], an award^[39].

Death and Burial

Irving S. Reed died on +2012-09-11T00:00:00Z^[5]. He passed away in Santa Monica^[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Irving S. Reed include Reed–Solomon code^[40].

Why It Matters

Irving S. Reed ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28 views/month, #7,277 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]

He is credited with the discovery of Reed–Solomon code^[43] and Hamming weight^[44], a function^[45]. Entities named for him include Reed–Solomon code^[40].

FAQs

Where was Irving S. Reed born?

Irving S. Reed's place of birth was Seattle^[2].

Where did Irving S. Reed die?

Irving S. Reed passed away in Santa Monica^[4].

What did Irving S. Reed do for work?

Irving S. Reed worked as mathematician^[6], computer scientist^[7], and engineer^[8].

Where did Irving S. Reed go to school?

Irving S. Reed was educated at California Institute of Technology^[12].

What awards did Irving S. Reed receive?

Honors received include IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal^[14], IEEE Fellow^[15], IEEE Masaru Ibuka Consumer Electronics Award^[16], and Claude E. Shannon Award^[17].

What did Irving S. Reed discover?

Irving S. Reed is credited as discoverer of Reed–Solomon code^[43] and Hamming weight^[44].