Edward W. Veitch
American computer scientist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Edward Westbrook Veitch (4 November 1924 – 23 December 2013[1]) was an American computer scientist. He graduated from Harvard University in 1946 with a degree in Physics, followed by graduate degrees from Harvard in Physics and Applied Physics in 1948 and 1949 respectively. In his 1952 paper "A Chart Method for Simplifying Truth Functions",[2] Veitch described a graphical procedure for the optimization of logic circuits, which is referred to as Veitch chart. A year later (in 1953), the method was refined in a paper by Maurice Karnaugh[3] into what became known as Karnaugh map (K-map) or Karnaugh–Veitch map (KV-map).
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Edward Westbrook Veitch | |
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Born | (1924-11-04)4 November 1924 |
Died | 23 December 2013(2013-12-23) (aged 89) |
Citizenship | American |
Alma mater | Harvard University |
Known for | optimization of digital circuits |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Computer science |
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