Irving S. Reed
Reed’s codes turned abstract coding theory into infrastructure used for storage, transmission, and space communications, helping make digital systems resilient to noisy channels.
American mathematician and engineer who co-invented Reed–Muller and Reed–Solomon codes, foundational methods for reliable digital communication.
Historical contribution
Reed’s codes turned abstract coding theory into infrastructure used for storage, transmission, and space communications, helping make digital systems resilient to noisy channels.
In memoriam
Irving S. Reed died in 2012. This archive remembers their contribution with care and credits the historical record on which this account relies.
Timeline
- 1923-11-12Born in New York City.
- 1954Co-develops Reed–Muller codes.
- 1960Co-authors the Reed–Solomon coding paper.
- 1998Receives the IEEE Information Theory Society Golden Jubilee Award.
- 2012-09-11Dies.
Irving S. Reed
- Type
- Person
- Era
- 1940s-2012
- Born
- 1923
- Died
- 2012
- Known for
- Reed–Muller codes; Reed–Solomon codes; Digital communications research
- Tags
- coding-theory, information-theory, error-correction, academic-research
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