David Slepian

David Slepian
David Slepian teaching Information Theory
Born(1923-06-30)June 30, 1923
DiedNovember 29, 2007(2007-11-29) (aged 84)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materHarvard University
University of Michigan
Known forSlepian sequences
Slepian's lemma
Slepian–Wolf coding
SpouseJan Slepian
AwardsIEEE Centennial Medal (1984)
John von Neumann Prize (1982)
IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal (1981)
Claude E. Shannon Award (1974)
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsBell Telephone Laboratories
Thesis (1949)

David S. Slepian (June 30, 1923 November 29, 2007) was an American mathematician. He is best known for his work with algebraic coding theory, probability theory, and distributed source coding. He was colleagues with Claude Shannon and Richard Hamming at Bell Labs.