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British mathematician (1919–2018) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Philip Mayne Woodward (6 September 1919 – 30 January 2018) was a British mathematician, radar engineer and horologist. He achieved notable success in all three fields. Before retiring, he was a deputy chief scientific officer at the Royal Signals and Radar Establishment of the British Ministry of Defence in Malvern, Worcestershire.[4]
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Philip M. Woodward | |
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Born | (1919-09-06)6 September 1919 |
Died | 30 January 2018(2018-01-30) (aged 98) |
Alma mater | Oxford University |
Known for | Ambiguity function, sinc function, rect function, comb operator, rep operator, ALGOL 68-R |
Awards | Lifetime achievement award of the Royal Academy of Engineering (2005)[1] IEEE Dennis J. Picard Medal for Radar Technologies and Applications (2009)[2] Tompion medal of the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers (2009)[3] |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Signal processing, computing, horology |
Institutions | Telecommunications Research Establishment, Royal Signals and Radar Establishment |
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