Gustave Solomon
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Gustave Solomon | |
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| Born | October 27, 1930 |
| Died | January 31, 1996 (aged 65) |
| Citizenship | American |
| Education | Yeshiva University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Known for | Reed–Solomon code |
| Awards | IEEE Masaru Ibuka Award along with Irving Reed in 1995. |
| Scientific career | |
| Doctoral advisor | Kenkichi Iwasawa |
Gustave Solomon (October 27, 1930 – January 31, 1996) was an American mathematician and electrical engineer who was one of the founders of the algebraic theory of error detection and correction.
Solomon completed his Ph.D. in mathematics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1956 under direction of Kenkichi Iwasawa.
Solomon was best known for developing, along with Irving S. Reed, the algebraic error correction and detection codes named the Reed–Solomon codes. These codes protect the integrity of digital information, and they have had widespread use in modern digital storage and communications, ranging from deep space communications down to the digital audio compact disc.
Solomon was also one of the co-creators of the Mattson–Solomon polynomial[1] and the Solomon–McEliece weight formulas. He received IEEE Masaru Ibuka Award along with Irving Reed in 1995.
In his later years, Solomon consulted at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory near Pasadena, California.
