Ralph Hartley

Summary

Ralph Hartley is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Sprucemont^[2]. He was born on +1888-11-30T00:00:00Z^[3]. He passed away in Summit^[4]. He died on +1970-05-01T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as a computer scientist^[6] and inventor^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (47 views/month, #7,259 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Born in Sprucemont^[2], Ralph Hartley…
• Ralph Hartley died in Summit^[4].
• Ralph Hartley died in New Jersey^[9].
• Ralph Hartley was born on +1888-11-30T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Ralph Hartley died on +1970-05-01T00:00:00Z^[5].
• Ralph Hartley held citizenship in United States^[10].
• Ralph Hartley worked as a computer scientist^[6].
• Ralph Hartley worked as an inventor^[7].
• Ralph Hartley's field of work was electrical engineering^[11].
• Ralph Hartley was employed by University of Nevada, Reno^[12].
• Ralph Hartley was employed by Western Electric^[13].
• Among Ralph Hartley's employers was Bell Labs^[14].
• Ralph Hartley was educated at University of Utah^[15].
• Ralph Hartley was educated at St John's College^[16].
• Ralph Hartley was educated at St John's College^[17].
• Ralph Hartley received the IEEE Medal of Honor^[18].
• Ralph Hartley received the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science^[19].
• Ralph Hartley received the Rhodes Scholarship^[20].
• Ralph Hartley's image is recorded as Hartley ralph-vinton-lyon-001.jpg^[21].
• Ralph Hartley is recorded as male^[22].
• Ralph Hartley's instance of is recorded as human^[23].
• Ralph Hartley's archives at is recorded as Niels Bohr Library & Archives^[24].
• Ralph Hartley's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0196k8^[25].
• Ralph Hartley's family name is recorded as Hartley^[26].
• Ralph Hartley's given name is recorded as Ralph^[27].

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Origins and Family

Ralph Hartley was born in Sprucemont^[2]. He was born on +1888-11-30T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Educated at University of Utah^[15], a public research university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1850^[30] and St John's College^[16], a college of the University of Oxford^[31], in United Kingdom^[32], founded in 1555^[33], headquartered in Oxford^[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist^[6] and inventor^[7]. Ralph Hartley's field of work was electrical engineering^[11]. Employers include University of Nevada, Reno^[12], a public research university^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1874^[37], headquartered in Reno^[38]; Western Electric^[13], a business^[39], in United States^[40], founded in 1869^[41], headquartered in New York City^[42]; and Bell Labs^[14], a privately held company^[43], in United States^[44], founded in 1925^[45], headquartered in Murray Hill^[46].

Recognition

Awards received include IEEE Medal of Honor^[18], a science award^[47], founded in 1917^[48]; Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science^[19], a fellowship award^[49], in United States^[50], founded in 1874^[51]; and Rhodes Scholarship^[20], a scholarship^[52], in United Kingdom^[53], founded in 1902^[54].

Death and Burial

Ralph Hartley died on +1970-05-01T00:00:00Z^[5]. Recorded place of death include Summit^[4], a city in New Jersey^[55], in United States^[56], founded in 1710^[57] and New Jersey^[9], an U.S. state^[58], in United States^[59], founded in 1787^[60].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Ralph Hartley include Shannon–Hartley theorem^[61], a theorem^[62]; Hartley oscillator^[63], an electronic oscillator^[64]; hartley^[65], a logarithmic unit^[66]; and Hartley transform^[67], an integral transform^[68].

Why It Matters

Ralph Hartley ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (47 views/month, #7,259 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[69] He is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[70]

He has been cited as an influence by Claude Shannon^[71], a mathematician^[72], 1916–2001^[73], of United States^[74], awarded the Stuart Ballantine Medal^[75], specialised in probability theory^[76].

He is credited with the discovery of Hartley oscillator^[77], an electronic oscillator^[78]. Entities named for him include Shannon–Hartley theorem^[61], a theorem^[62]; Hartley oscillator^[63], an electronic oscillator^[64]; hartley^[65], a logarithmic unit^[66]; and Hartley transform^[67], an integral transform^[68].

FAQs

Where was Ralph Hartley born?

Ralph Hartley's place of birth was Sprucemont^[2].

Where did Ralph Hartley die?

Ralph Hartley died in Summit^[4].

What did Ralph Hartley do for work?

Ralph Hartley worked as computer scientist^[6] and inventor^[7].

Where did Ralph Hartley go to school?

Ralph Hartley was educated at University of Utah^[15], St John's College^[16], and St John's College^[17].

What awards did Ralph Hartley receive?

Honors received include IEEE Medal of Honor^[18], Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science^[19], and Rhodes Scholarship^[20].

Who did Ralph Hartley influence?

Ralph Hartley has been cited as an influence by Claude Shannon^[71].

What did Ralph Hartley discover?

Ralph Hartley is credited as discoverer of Hartley oscillator^[77].