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Elwyn Ralph Berlekamp (September 6, 1940 – April 9, 2019) was a professor of mathematics and computer science at the University of California, Berkeley. Berlekamp was widely known for his work in computer science, coding theory and combinatorial game theory.
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Apr 18, 2019 · Elwyn Berlekamp, a UC Berkeley mathematician and game theorist whose error-correcting codes allowed spacecraft from Voyager to the Hubble Space Telescope to send accurate, detailed and beautiful images back to Earth, died April 9 at his home in Piedmont, California, from complications of pulmonary fibrosis.
Apr 9, 2019 · Elwyn Ralph Berlekamp was born in Dover, Ohio on September 6, 1940. He received a B.S. (1961), M.S. (1962), and Ph.D. (1964) in Electrical Engineering from MIT and joined the U.C. Berkeley faculty in 1964 as Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering.
Learn about Elwyn Berlekamp's lifelong interest in codes and games, his cofounding of Cyclotomics and Cylink, and his involvement in Axcom and Medallion Fund. Read his personal accounts of his academic and entrepreneurial achievements and challenges.
Jun 12, 2019 · Elwyn Berlekamp (1940-2019) was a brilliant mathematician and engineer who made groundbreaking contributions to information theory, coding theory, and game theory. He also founded Cyclotomics, a company that developed error-correction technology, and led Medallion, a quantitative fund that became the most successful hedge fund ever.
Apr 18, 2019 · Professor Emeritus Elwyn Berlekamp, who made groundbreaking contributions in coding theory and game theory, passed away on April 9, 2019. Read his obituary and learn about his achievements and legacy in mathematics and computer science.
