Gerald Goertzel | |
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Born | August 18, 1919 |
Died | July 17, 2002 | (aged 82)
Alma mater | Stevens Institute of Technology New York University |
Known for | Goertzel algorithm Founder of SAGE Instruments |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Theoretical Physics |
Institutions | New York University, IBM |
Thesis | Angular correlation of gamma rays (1947) |
Doctoral advisor | Irving S. Lowen |
Gerald Howard Goertzel (18 August 1919 – 17 July 2002) was an American theoretical physicist.[1] He worked on the Manhattan Project for the Nuclear Development Corporation of America[2] and later for Sage Instruments. He was an employee of IBM's Research Division where he worked for 28 years in a variety of areas, including design automation, data compression and digital printing technology. He is best known for creating the Goertzel algorithm.
He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering and subsequently gained a Master of Science degree in Physics from the Stevens Institute of Technology. He was awarded a PhD in Theoretical Physics from New York University.
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