W. Wesley Peterson
W. Wesley Peterson | |
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| Born | April 22, 1924 Muskegon, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | May 6, 2009 (aged 85) Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan (Ph.D.) |
| Awards | Japan Prize Claude E. Shannon Award |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics, computer science |
| Thesis | The Trajectron: An Experimental Dc Magnetron (1954) |
William Wesley Peterson (April 22, 1924 – May 6, 2009) was an American mathematician and computer scientist. He was best known for designing the cyclic redundancy check (CRC), for which research he was awarded the Japan Prize in 1999.