Stephen O. Rice
Stephen "Steve" Oswald Rice (born November 29, 1907 in Shedd , Oregon , † November 18, 1986 in La Jolla , California ) was an American computer scientist and electrical engineer and a pioneer in theoretical communications.
Rice studied electrical engineering at Oregon State University (later followed by studies at Caltech and Columbia University ). From 1930 he worked for Bell Laboratories for over 40 years . In 1968 he became head of the Communication Analysis Research department . In 1972 he retired and did research at the University of California, San Diego in the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
1957/58 he was visiting professor at Harvard University . In particular, he made contributions to the theory of noise , frequency modulation , nonlinear systems and communication theory, electromagnetic theory (including scattering of rough surfaces, theory of waveguides) and the underlying mathematical aspects (special functions, stochastic processes, etc.).
In 1983 he received the IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal and in 1965 the Mervin J. Kelly Award of the IEEE. He was a member of the National Academy of Engineering (1977) and a Fellow of the IEEE . In 1961 he received an honorary doctorate from Oregon State University.
The Stephen O. Rice Prize for Outstanding Publications from the IEEE Communications Society is named in his honor.
Fonts
- Mathematical analysis of random noise, Bell System Technical Journal, Volume 23, 1944, pp. 282-332, Volume 24, 1945, pp. 46-156
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rice, Stephen O. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rice, Steve; Rice, Stephen Oswald |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American computer scientist and electrical engineer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 29, 1907 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Shedd , Oregon |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 18, 1986 |
| Place of death | La Jolla , California |