Kees Schouhamer Immink

Dutch electrical engineer, physicist, inventor and university teacher (born 1946)
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Kees Schouhamer Immink

Summary

Kees Schouhamer Immink is a human[1]. Born in Rotterdam[2], he… he was born on +1946-12-18T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a university teacher[4], physicist[5], inventor[6], and engineer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (85 views/month, #7,225 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Rotterdam[2], Kees Schouhamer Immink…
  • Kees Schouhamer Immink was born on +1946-12-18T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Kees Schouhamer Immink held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands[9].
  • Kees Schouhamer Immink worked as a university teacher[4].
  • Kees Schouhamer Immink worked as a physicist[5].
  • Kees Schouhamer Immink worked as an inventor[6].
  • Kees Schouhamer Immink worked as an engineer[7].
  • Kees Schouhamer Immink's field of work was electronics[10].
  • Kees Schouhamer Immink's field of work was information theory[11].
  • Among Kees Schouhamer Immink's employers was University of Duisburg-Essen[12].
  • Among Kees Schouhamer Immink's employers was Koninklijke Philips NV[13].
  • Kees Schouhamer Immink was educated at Eindhoven University of Technology[14].
  • Kees Schouhamer Immink's doctoral advisor was Vicente Concaca[15].
  • Kees Schouhamer Immink received the Edison Medal[16].
  • Kees Schouhamer Immink received the Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau[17].
  • Kees Schouhamer Immink received the Emmy Award[18].
  • Kees Schouhamer Immink received the Faraday Medal[19].
  • Kees Schouhamer Immink received the IEEE Fellow[20].
  • Kees Schouhamer Immink received the IEEE Masaru Ibuka Consumer Electronics Award[21].
  • Kees Schouhamer Immink was a member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers[22].
  • Kees Schouhamer Immink was a member of Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences[23].
  • Kees Schouhamer Immink was a member of National Academy of Engineering[24].
  • Kees Schouhamer Immink's image is recorded as Schouhamerimmink.jpg[25].
  • Kees Schouhamer Immink is recorded as male[26].
  • Kees Schouhamer Immink's instance of is recorded as human[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Rotterdam[2], Kees Schouhamer Immink… he was born on +1946-12-18T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Kees Schouhamer Immink's education included a stint at Eindhoven University of Technology[14]. His doctoral advisor was Vicente Concaca[15].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include university teacher[4], physicist[5], inventor[6], and engineer[7]. Fields of work include electronics[10], a branch of science[28] and information theory[11], a branch of science[29]. Employers include University of Duisburg-Essen[12], a public university[30], in Germany[31], founded in 2003[32], headquartered in Duisburg[33] and Koninklijke Philips NV[13], an enterprise[34], in Netherlands[35], founded in 1891[36], headquartered in Amsterdam[37].

Recognition

Awards received include Edison Medal[16], a science award[38], in United States[39], founded in 1904[40]; Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau[17], a grade of an order[41], in Netherlands[42], founded in 1892[43]; Emmy Award[18], a television award[44], in United States[45], founded in 1949[46]; Faraday Medal[19], an award[47], in United Kingdom[48], founded in 1922[49]; IEEE Fellow[20], a science award[50]; and IEEE Masaru Ibuka Consumer Electronics Award[21], a technical field award[51], in United States[52], founded in 1987[53].

Why It Matters

Kees Schouhamer Immink ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (85 views/month, #7,225 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54]

He is credited with the discovery of compact disc[55], a physical media format[56], founded in 1979[57] and eight-to-fourteen modulation[58], a line code[59].

FAQs

Where was Kees Schouhamer Immink born?

Kees Schouhamer Immink's place of birth was Rotterdam[2].

What did Kees Schouhamer Immink do for work?

Kees Schouhamer Immink worked as university teacher[4], physicist[5], inventor[6], and engineer[7].

Where did Kees Schouhamer Immink go to school?

Kees Schouhamer Immink was educated at Eindhoven University of Technology[14].

What awards did Kees Schouhamer Immink receive?

Honors received include Edison Medal[16], Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau[17], Emmy Award[18], and Faraday Medal[19].

What did Kees Schouhamer Immink discover?

Kees Schouhamer Immink is credited as discoverer of compact disc[55] and eight-to-fourteen modulation[58].

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [54] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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