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Science & Technology
Andrew Viterbi
b. 1935Bergamo, ItalyFirst-generation immigrantLiving
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Why Included
Co-founder of Qualcomm and inventor of the Viterbi algorithm, which is central to modern digital communications and GPS.
Notable For
- Invented the Viterbi Algorithm (1967)
- Co-founder of Qualcomm (1985)
Honors & Recognition
- National Medal of Science (2008)
- Marconi Prize
- IEEE Medal of Honor
Sources
- Encyclopaedia Britannicabiography
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Quick Facts
- Field
- Science & Technology
- Years
- b. 1935
- Birth Place
- Bergamo, Italy
- Origin
- First-generation immigrant
- Publication Status
- Published
- Ancestry Verification
- Confirmed
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