Bernard M Oliver

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Nationality American Role Scientist Name Bernard Oliver		Institutions Hewlett Packard Fields scientist, engineer Known for Pulse-code modulation

Born May 27, 1916 ( 1916-05-27 ) Notable awards National Medal of Science (1986) National Inventors Hall of Fame Died November 23, 1995, Los Altos Hills, California, United States Education Stanford University, California Institute of Technology Awards National Medal of Science for Engineering

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Bernard M. Oliver (May 27, 1916 – November 23, 1995), also known as Barney Oliver, was a scientist who made contributions in many fields, including radar, television, and computers. He was the founder and director of Hewlett Packard (HP) laboratories until his retirement in 1981. He is also a recognized pioneer in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI). Oliver was president of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers in 1965. In 1986, Oliver was a National Medal of Science recipient for Engineering Science and on February 11, 2004 it was announced that Oliver had been inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame.

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Early years

Worked at Bell Labs

HP Labs

Founded HP Labs and worked there four decades

Scientific contributions

Developed pulse-code modulation (PCM) with John R. Pierce and Claude Shannon

Headed the HP calculators development team

Chairs, foundations, and awards

In 2004 he was inducted into The National Inventors Hall of Fame.

In 1997 the SETI Institute established a newly endowed position, the Bernard M. Oliver Chair.

Bernard Oliver Memorial Fund

National Medal of Science, List of National Medal of Science winners, Engineering 1986

Oliver Observing Station, observatory of the Monterey Institute for Research in Astronomy

References

Bernard M. Oliver Wikipedia

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