Norman M. Abramson | |
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Born | |
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.