Peter Elias
Facts
27 properties- Instance of
- human
- Date of birth
- November 23, 1923
- Date of death
- December 7, 2001
- Place of birth
- New Brunswick
- Place of death
- Cambridge
- Country of citizenship
- United States[6]
- Occupation
- computer scientist
- Employer
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1953–1991)[8]
- Field of work
- information theory[7]
- Birth date
- 1923-11-23
- Death date
- 2001-12-07
- Citizenship
- United States
- Doctoral advisor
- Philippe Le Corbeiller[11]
- Doctoral student
- Terry Welch, Lawrence Roberts, Robert G. Gallager, Nick Pippenger, Donna Jean Brown, Bernd Neumann, Alan W. Harshman[19][20][21][22][23][24]
- Cause of death
- Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
- Birth place
- New Brunswick
- Death place
- Cambridge
- Family name
- Elias
- Given name
- Peter
- Manner of death
- natural causes
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- Member of
- National Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Association for Computing Machinery (1994–present)[15][16][17]
- Nacsis cat author id
- DA05872220
- Viaf id
- 217328066
- ISNI
- 0000000116301615
- VIAF cluster ID
- 217328066
- Library of Congress authority ID
- n78079076
- ACM Digital Library author ID
- 81332497300
- CiNii Research ID
- 1140000791692566784
- DBLP author ID
- e/PeterElias
- FAST ID
- 1438392
- Freebase ID
- /m/06jsv2
- Geni.com profile ID
- 6000000024179966119
- IdRef ID
- 129133914
- MR Author ID
- 62855
- Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
- 64297
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- NACSIS-CAT author ID
- DA05872220
- NL CR AUT ID
- stk2007383382
- NUKAT ID
- n2007000430
- National Academy of Engineering member ID
- 29439
- National Academy of Sciences member ID
- 56040
- Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
- 110266722
- Oberwolfach mathematician ID
- 1016
- Open Library ID
- OL12903717A
- Prabook ID
- 461077
- SNAC ARK ID
- w6kh3vth
- Scopus author ID
- 7201771538
- UOM ID
- 83500
- WorldCat Entities ID
- E39PBJbxJ9dBxY3GR498GQbjmd
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Summary
Peter Elias was born in New Brunswick[1]. He was born on November 23, 1923[2]. He passed away in Cambridge[3]. He died on December 7, 2001[4]. He worked as a computer scientist[5].
Body
Education
Educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[9], a university[25], in United States[26], founded in 1861[27], headquartered in Cambridge[28] and Harvard University[10], a private university[29], in United States[30], founded in 1636[31], headquartered in Cambridge[32].
Career and Affiliations
Doctoral students include Terry Welch[19], a cryptographer[33], 1939–1988[34], of United States[35]; Lawrence Roberts[20], a computer scientist[36], 1937–2018[37], of United States[38], awarded the Princess of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research[39], specialised in engineering[40]; Robert G. Gallager[21], a computer scientist[41], b. 1931[42], of United States[43], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[44]; Nick Pippenger[22], a computer scientist[45], b. 1947[46], of United States[47], awarded the IBM Fellow[48]; Donna Jean Brown[23]; and Bernd Neumann[24], a computer scientist[49], b. 1943[50].
Recognition
Awards received include IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal[12], a science award[51], founded in 1986[52]; ACM Fellow[13], a fellowship award[53]; and Claude E. Shannon Award[14], a science award[54], in Internationality[55], founded in 1972[56].
Death and Burial
The cause of death was Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease[57].
Works and Contributions
Things named for Peter Elias include Elias gamma coding[58], Elias delta coding[59], and Elias omega coding[60].
Why It Matters
He is credited with the discovery of Elias gamma coding[61], a universal code[62]; Elias delta coding[63], a universal code[64]; and Elias omega coding[65], a universal code[66]. Entities named for him include Elias gamma coding[58], Elias delta coding[59], and Elias omega coding[60].
His notable doctoral advisees include Robert G. Gallager[67], a computer scientist[68], b. 1931[69], of United States[70], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[71]; Lawrence Roberts[72], a computer scientist[73], 1937–2018[74], of United States[75], awarded the Princess of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research[76], specialised in engineering[77]; Nick Pippenger[78], a computer scientist[79], b. 1947[80], of United States[81], awarded the IBM Fellow[82]; and Terry Welch[83], a cryptographer[84], 1939–1988[85], of United States[86].
FAQs
Where was Peter Elias born?
Born in New Brunswick[1].
Where did Peter Elias die?
Peter Elias passed away in Cambridge[3].
What did Peter Elias do for work?
Peter Elias worked as computer scientist[5].
Where did Peter Elias go to school?
Peter Elias was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[9] and Harvard University[10].
What awards did Peter Elias receive?
Honors received include IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal[12], ACM Fellow[13], and Claude E. Shannon Award[14].
What did Peter Elias discover?
Peter Elias is credited as discoverer of Elias gamma coding[61], Elias delta coding[63], and Elias omega coding[65].