Dr. G. David Forney, Jr.

(1997) Motorola, Inc. and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA

"For contributions to communications theory and the applications of those insights to data-transmission products."

Presented by: H.E. K.R. Narayanan, Vice President of India at the Parliament, New Delhi

Dr. Forney is regarded as a founder of the modem industry. In 1970, he invented the first reliable high-speed modem, later adopted as an international standard, out of which all subsequent modem technology has grown. Dr. Forney is currently a Bernard M. Gordon Adjunct Professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Bibliographies

Buy Dr. Forney's book Concentrated Code

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Publications and Journals

Codes and Systems on Graphs: Generalized State Realizations