Andrew Viterbi
1935
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photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
country of citizenship: Italy, United States of America
languages spoken, written or signed: English
educated at: University of Southern California, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of California, Los Angeles
occupation: inventor, entrepreneur, computer scientist, engineer
Andrew James Viterbi (born Andrea Giacomo Viterbi, March 9, 1935) is an Italian Jewish–American electrical engineer and businessman who co-founded Qualcomm Inc. and invented the Viterbi algorithm. He is the Presidential Chair Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Southern California's Viterbi School of Engineering, which was named in his honor in 2004 in recognition of his $52 million gift. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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