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Philip Mayne Woodward (6 September 1919 – 30 January 2018) was a British mathematician, radar engineer and horologist. He achieved notable success in all three fields. Before retiring, he was a Deputy Chief Scientific Officer at the Royal Radar Establishment, Royal Signals and Radar Establishment (RSRE) of the British Ministry of Defence in Malvern, Worcestershire. Achievements in mathematics and engineering Woodward's career in the Scientific Civil Service (United Kingdom), Civil Service spanned four decades. He was responsible for the software of one of the UK's first electronic computers, the ''TRE Automatic Computer'' (TREAC) followed by the UK's first solid state computer, the Royal Radar Establishment Automatic Computer (RREAC). He is the author of the book ''Probability and Information Theory, with Applications to Radar''. During World War II, Woodward developed a mathematical beam-shaping technique for radar antennae, which was later to become standard in the anal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Signal Processing
Signal processing is an electrical engineering subfield that focuses on analyzing, modifying and synthesizing ''signals'', such as sound, images, and scientific measurements. Signal processing techniques are used to optimize transmissions, digital storage efficiency, correcting distorted signals, subjective video quality and to also detect or pinpoint components of interest in a measured signal. History According to Alan V. Oppenheim and Ronald W. Schafer, the principles of signal processing can be found in the classical numerical analysis techniques of the 17th century. They further state that the digital refinement of these techniques can be found in the digital control systems of the 1940s and 1950s. In 1948, Claude Shannon wrote the influential paper "A Mathematical Theory of Communication" which was published in the Bell System Technical Journal. The paper laid the groundwork for later development of information communication systems and the processing of signals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
