Francis F. Lee
Francis Fan Lee | |
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Lee in 2015 | |
| Born | January 28, 1927 |
| Died | January 12, 2024 (aged 96) San Mateo, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Occupation(s) | Inventor, engineer and academic |
| Employer(s) | Lexicon, Inc., Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Francis Fan Lee (李凡, January 28, 1927 – January 12, 2024) was a Chinese-American inventor, businessman, and professor emeritus of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Lee was the founder of Lexicon (company) (originally American Data Sciences). He is best known for three inventions: the Digital Cardiac Monitor (1969), the Digital Audio Signal Processor (1971), and the Digital Time Compression System (1972). In 1984, Lexicon won an Emmy Award for Engineering Excellence for the Model 1200 Audio Time Compressor and Expander, widely used in the television industry.