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Gallager, Robert G. |
Location
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Primary Field
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Computer and Information Sciences |
Secondary Field
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Engineering Sciences |
Election Citation
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Gallager is known for his determination of the reliability of communication channels achievable with coding techniques, and for many other fundamental contributions to the theory and practice of digital communications. |
Research Interests
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History of Information Theory, mathematical puzzles, mathematical economics. |
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