Richard Francis Lyon

American inventor
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Richard Francis Lyon

Summary

Richard Francis Lyon is a human[1]. He was born in United States[2]. He was born on +1952-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a computer scientist[4], inventor[5], scientist[6], and engineer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (36 views/month, #7,280 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Richard Francis Lyon's place of birth was United States[2].
  • Richard Francis Lyon was born on +1952-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Richard Francis Lyon worked as a computer scientist[4].
  • Richard Francis Lyon's professions included inventor[5].
  • Richard Francis Lyon worked as a scientist[6].
  • Richard Francis Lyon worked as an engineer[7].
  • Richard Francis Lyon's field of work was electrical engineering[9].
  • Richard Francis Lyon's field of work was digital signal processing[10].
  • Richard Francis Lyon's field of work was hearing[11].
  • Richard Francis Lyon's field of work was acoustics[12].
  • Richard Francis Lyon's field of work was digital camera[13].
  • Among Richard Francis Lyon's employers was PARC[14].
  • Richard Francis Lyon was educated at California Institute of Technology[15].
  • Richard Francis Lyon was educated at Stanford University[16].
  • Richard Francis Lyon received the ACM Fellow[17].
  • Richard Francis Lyon received the IEEE Fellow[18].
  • Richard Francis Lyon was a member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers[19].
  • Richard Francis Lyon was a member of Association for Computing Machinery[20].
  • Richard Francis Lyon's image is recorded as Dick Lyon.jpg[21].
  • Richard Francis Lyon is recorded as male[22].
  • Richard Francis Lyon's instance of is recorded as human[23].
  • Richard Francis Lyon's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 32147422897444880542[24].
  • Richard Francis Lyon's GND ID is recorded as 1136157190[25].
  • Richard Francis Lyon's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2016120038[26].
  • Richard Francis Lyon's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 17162213x[27].

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Origins and Family

Richard Francis Lyon was born in United States[2]. He was born on +1952-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at California Institute of Technology[15], a university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1891[30], headquartered in California[31] and Stanford University[16], a private university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1885[34], headquartered in Stanford[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[4], inventor[5], scientist[6], and engineer[7]. Fields of work include electrical engineering[9], a branch of engineering[36]; digital signal processing[10]; hearing[11], a sense[37]; acoustics[12], an academic discipline[38]; and digital camera[13]. Richard Francis Lyon was employed by PARC[14].

Recognition

Awards received include ACM Fellow[17], a fellowship award[39] and IEEE Fellow[18], a science award[40].

Why It Matters

Richard Francis Lyon ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (36 views/month, #7,280 of 1,000,298).[8] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

FAQs

Where was Richard Francis Lyon born?

Born in United States[2], Richard Francis Lyon…

What did Richard Francis Lyon do for work?

Richard Francis Lyon worked as computer scientist[4], inventor[5], scientist[6], and engineer[7].

Where did Richard Francis Lyon go to school?

Richard Francis Lyon was educated at California Institute of Technology[15] and Stanford University[16].

What awards did Richard Francis Lyon receive?

Honors received include ACM Fellow[17] and IEEE Fellow[18].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [21] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [22] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  5. [15] . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [4] . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] . acm.org. Retrieved . acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] . wikidata.org.
  19. [24] . wikidata.org.
  20. [25] . wikidata.org.
  21. [26] . wikidata.org.
  22. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [19] . wikidata.org.
  24. [20] . acm.org. Retrieved . acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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