Norman M. Abramson | |
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| Born | April 1, 1932 |
| Died | December 1, 2020 (aged 88) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Stanford University Harvard College |
| Awards | IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal (2007) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences |
| Institutions | University of Hawaiʻi |
| Thesis | Application of "comparison of experiments" to radar detection and coding problems (1958) |
| Doctoral advisor | Willis Harman |
| Doctoral students | Thomas M. Cover Robert A. Scholtz |
Norman Manuel Abramson (April 1, 1932[1] – December 1, 2020) was an American electrical engineer and computer scientist, most known for developing the ALOHAnet system for wireless computer communication.