Luigi Dadda

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Luigi Dadda (born April 29, 1923 in Lodi , Italy ; † October 26, 2012 in Milan ) was an Italian computer pioneer and from 1972 to 1984 rector of the Polytechnic University of Milan with work in the field of technical informatics . The Dadda multiplier used in digital technology is named after him.

Dadda first studied electrical engineering at the Polytechnic University of Milan and graduated with a thesis on wireless signal transmission between the cities of Turin and Trieste in 1947. This was followed, with financial support from the National Science Foundation , in 1953, among other things, study visits at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and work with analog computers . In 1960 he became a full professor at the Polytechnic University of Milan, and in 1962 chairman of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering. He was also a founding member of the Associazione Italiana per l'Informatica ed il Calcolo Automatico (AICA), of which he was chairman from 1967 to 1970. Between 1980 and 1982 he was Chairman of the Science and Technology Commission under the Italian Presidency of the Council of Ministers .

Awards

  • 1974: Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
  • 1976: Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
  • 2016: IEEE Milestone award ( post mortem )

Web links

  • Dadda, Luigi. In: Enciclopedie on line. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ In Memory Of Luigi Dadda. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on January 16, 2014 ; Retrieved August 9, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.arithsymposium.org
  2. ^ Luigi Dadda, IEEE Global History Network. IEEE, 1996, accessed August 7, 2013 .
  3. ↑ a b Luigi Dadda, Biografia. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on February 20, 2012 ; Retrieved August 7, 2013 (Italian). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.mediamente.rai.it
  4. ↑ http://www.quirinale.it/elementi/DettaglioOnorificenze.aspx?decorato=35611
personal data
SURNAME Dadda, Luigi
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian computer pioneer
DATE OF BIRTH April 29, 1923
PLACE OF BIRTH Lodi , Italy
DATE OF DEATH October 26, 2012
Place of death Milan , Italy