Peter Elias

Summary

Peter Elias is a human^[1]. He was born in New Brunswick^[2]. He was born on +1923-11-23T00:00:00Z^[3]. He passed away in Cambridge^[4]. He died on +2001-12-07T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as a computer scientist^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month, #7,281 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Born in New Brunswick^[2], Peter Elias…
• Peter Elias died in Cambridge^[4].
• Peter Elias was born on +1923-11-23T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Peter Elias died on +2001-12-07T00:00:00Z^[5].
• Peter Elias held citizenship in United States^[8].
• Peter Elias worked as a computer scientist^[6].
• Peter Elias's field of work was information theory^[9].
• Among Peter Elias's employers was Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[10].
• Peter Elias was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[11].
• Peter Elias was educated at Harvard University^[12].
• Peter Elias's doctoral advisor was Philippe Le Corbeiller^[13].
• Peter Elias received the IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal^[14].
• Peter Elias received the ACM Fellow^[15].
• Peter Elias received the Claude E. Shannon Award^[16].
• Peter Elias was a member of National Academy of Sciences^[17].
• Peter Elias was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[18].
• Peter Elias was a member of Association for Computing Machinery^[19].
• Peter Elias is recorded as male^[20].
• Peter Elias's instance of is recorded as human^[21].
• Peter Elias supervised Terry Welch as a doctoral student^[22].
• Peter Elias supervised Lawrence Roberts as a doctoral student^[23].
• Peter Elias supervised Robert G. Gallager as a doctoral student^[24].
• Peter Elias supervised Nick Pippenger as a doctoral student^[25].
• Peter Elias supervised Donna Jean Brown as a doctoral student^[26].
• Peter Elias supervised Bernd Neumann as a doctoral student^[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Peter Elias's place of birth was New Brunswick^[2]. He was born on +1923-11-23T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[11], a university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1861^[30], headquartered in Cambridge^[31] and Harvard University^[12], a private university^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1636^[34], headquartered in Cambridge^[35]. Peter Elias's doctoral advisor was Philippe Le Corbeiller^[13].

Career and Affiliations

Peter Elias worked as a computer scientist^[6]. His field of work was information theory^[9]. Among his employers was Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[10]. Doctoral students include Terry Welch^[22], a cryptographer^[36], 1939–1988^[37], of United States^[38]; Lawrence Roberts^[23], a computer scientist^[39], 1937–2018^[40], of United States^[41], awarded the Princess of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research^[42], specialised in engineering^[43]; Robert G. Gallager^[24], a computer scientist^[44], b. 1931^[45], of United States^[46], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship^[47]; Nick Pippenger^[25], a computer scientist^[48], b. 1947^[49], of United States^[50], awarded the IBM Fellow^[51]; Donna Jean Brown^[26]; and Bernd Neumann^[27], a computer scientist^[52], b. 1943^[53].

Recognition

Awards received include IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal^[14], a science award^[54], founded in 1986^[55]; ACM Fellow^[15], a fellowship award^[56]; and Claude E. Shannon Award^[16], a science award^[57], in Internationality^[58], founded in 1972^[59].

Death and Burial

Peter Elias died on +2001-12-07T00:00:00Z^[5]. He died in Cambridge^[4]. The cause of death was Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease^[60].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Peter Elias include Elias gamma coding^[61], Elias delta coding^[62], and Elias omega coding^[63].

Why It Matters

Peter Elias ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month, #7,281 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[64]

He is credited with the discovery of Elias gamma coding^[65], a universal code^[66]; Elias delta coding^[67], a universal code^[68]; and Elias omega coding^[69], a universal code^[70]. Entities named for him include Elias gamma coding^[61], Elias delta coding^[62], and Elias omega coding^[63].

His notable doctoral advisees include Robert G. Gallager^[71], a computer scientist^[72], b. 1931^[73], of United States^[74], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship^[75]; Lawrence Roberts^[76], a computer scientist^[77], 1937–2018^[78], of United States^[79], awarded the Princess of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research^[80], specialised in engineering^[81]; Nick Pippenger^[82], a computer scientist^[83], b. 1947^[84], of United States^[85], awarded the IBM Fellow^[86]; and Terry Welch^[87], a cryptographer^[88], 1939–1988^[89], of United States^[90].

FAQs

Where was Peter Elias born?

Born in New Brunswick^[2], Peter Elias…

Where did Peter Elias die?

Peter Elias passed away in Cambridge^[4].

What did Peter Elias do for work?

Peter Elias worked as computer scientist^[6].

Where did Peter Elias go to school?

Peter Elias was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[11] and Harvard University^[12].

What awards did Peter Elias receive?

Honors received include IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal^[14], ACM Fellow^[15], and Claude E. Shannon Award^[16].

What did Peter Elias discover?

Peter Elias is credited as discoverer of Elias gamma coding^[65], Elias delta coding^[67], and Elias omega coding^[69].