Thomas M. Cover

Summary

Thomas M. Cover is a human^[1]. His place of birth was San Bernardino^[2]. He was born on +1938-08-07T00:00:00Z^[3]. He died in Palo Alto^[4]. He died on +2012-03-26T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as a mathematician^[6], engineer^[7], and statistician^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (47 views/month, #7,268 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Thomas M. Cover was born in San Bernardino^[2].
• Thomas M. Cover passed away in Palo Alto^[4].
• Thomas M. Cover was born on +1938-08-07T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Thomas M. Cover died on +2012-03-26T00:00:00Z^[5].
• Thomas M. Cover held citizenship in United States^[10].
• Thomas M. Cover's professions included mathematician^[6].
• Thomas M. Cover's professions included engineer^[7].
• Thomas M. Cover's professions included statistician^[8].
• Thomas M. Cover's field of work was probability theory^[11].
• Among Thomas M. Cover's employers was Stanford University^[12].
• Thomas M. Cover was educated at Stanford University^[13].
• Thomas M. Cover's doctoral advisor was Norman Abramson^[14].
• Thomas M. Cover received the IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal^[15].
• Thomas M. Cover received the IEEE Fellow^[16].
• Thomas M. Cover received the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics^[17].
• Thomas M. Cover received the IEEE Neural Networks Pioneer Award^[18].
• Thomas M. Cover received the Claude E. Shannon Award^[19].
• Thomas M. Cover was a member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers^[20].
• Thomas M. Cover was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[21].
• Thomas M. Cover was a member of National Academy of Engineering^[22].
• Thomas M. Cover was a member of Institute of Mathematical Statistics^[23].
• Thomas M. Cover is recorded as male^[24].
• Thomas M. Cover's instance of is recorded as human^[25].
• Thomas M. Cover supervised Martin Edward Hellman as a doctoral student^[26].
• Thomas M. Cover supervised Peter E. Hart as a doctoral student^[27].

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Origins and Family

Thomas M. Cover was born in San Bernardino^[2]. He was born on +1938-08-07T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Thomas M. Cover was educated at Stanford University^[13]. His doctoral advisor was Norman Abramson^[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician^[6], engineer^[7], and statistician^[8]. Thomas M. Cover's field of work was probability theory^[11]. Among his employers was Stanford University^[12]. Doctoral students include Martin Edward Hellman^[26], a cryptographer^[28], b. 1945^[29], of United States^[30], awarded the EFF Award^[31], specialised in cryptography^[32]; Peter E. Hart^[27], an engineer^[33], b. 1941^[34], of United States^[35], awarded the AAAI Fellow^[36], specialised in artificial intelligence^[37]; Mung Chiang^[38], a computer scientist^[39], b. 1977^[40], of United States^[41], awarded the IEEE Fellow^[42]; Andrew R. Barron^[43], a statistician^[44], of United States^[45]; Hal S. Stern^[46], a statistician^[47], of United States^[48], awarded the Fellow of the American Statistical Association^[49], specialised in statistical method^[50]; and Chris Heegard^[51], a university teacher^[52], b. 1953^[53], of United States^[54].

Recognition

Awards received include IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal^[15], a science award^[55], founded in 1986^[56]; IEEE Fellow^[16], a science award^[57]; Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics^[17]; IEEE Neural Networks Pioneer Award^[18], an award^[58]; and Claude E. Shannon Award^[19], a science award^[59], in Internationality^[60], founded in 1972^[61].

Death and Burial

Thomas M. Cover died on +2012-03-26T00:00:00Z^[5]. He died in Palo Alto^[4].

Why It Matters

Thomas M. Cover ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (47 views/month, #7,268 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[62] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[63]

His notable doctoral advisees include Mung Chiang^[64], a computer scientist^[65], b. 1977^[66], of United States^[67], awarded the IEEE Fellow^[68]; Martin Edward Hellman^[69], a cryptographer^[70], b. 1945^[71], of United States^[72], awarded the EFF Award^[73], specialised in cryptography^[74]; Abbas El Gamal^[75], a computer scientist^[76], b. 1950^[77], of United States^[78], awarded the IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal^[79], specialised in electrical engineering^[80]; Peter E. Hart^[81], an engineer^[82], b. 1941^[83], of United States^[84], awarded the AAAI Fellow^[85], specialised in artificial intelligence^[86]; and Elza Erkip^[87], a computer scientist^[88], of Turkey^[89], awarded the IEEE Fellow^[90], specialised in wireless communication^[91].

FAQs

Where was Thomas M. Cover born?

Born in San Bernardino^[2], Thomas M. Cover…

Where did Thomas M. Cover die?

Thomas M. Cover passed away in Palo Alto^[4].

What did Thomas M. Cover do for work?

Thomas M. Cover worked as mathematician^[6], engineer^[7], and statistician^[8].

Where did Thomas M. Cover go to school?

Thomas M. Cover was educated at Stanford University^[13].

What awards did Thomas M. Cover receive?

Honors received include IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal^[15], IEEE Fellow^[16], Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics^[17], and IEEE Neural Networks Pioneer Award^[18].