Harry Nyquist
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Swedish-American physicist and electrical engineer (1889–1976)
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1889-02-07 ) February 7, 1889, Nilsby, Stora Kil, Värmland , Sweden
- Died
- April 4, 1976 (1976-04-04) (aged 87), Harlingen , Texas , U.S.
- Citizenship
- Swedish / American
- Alma mater
- Yale University , University of North Dakota
- Known for
- Nyquist–Shannon sampling theorem , Nyquist rate , Johnson–Nyquist noise , Nyquist stability criterion , Nyquist ISI criterion , Nyquist plot , Nyquist frequency , Nyquist filter , Fluctuation dissipation theorem
- Awards
- IEEE Medal of Honor (1960), Stuart Ballantine Medal (1960), Rufus Oldenburger Medal (1975)
- Fields
- Electronic engineer
- Institutions
- Bell Laboratories
- Doctoral advisor
- Henry Andrews Bumstead
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Harry
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Sweden
- Place of death
- Harlingen
- Occupation
- engineer
- Educated at
- Yale University
- Employer
- Bell Labs
- Languages spoken
- Swedish
- Academic degree
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Doctoral advisor
- Henry Andrews Bumstead
- Field of work
- information theory
- Residence
- Pharr
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- Harry Theodor Nyqvist
- date of birth
- 1889-02-07
- date of death
- 1976-04-04
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- Swedish Americans
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Encyclopedic overview
Harry Theodor Nyquist (/ˈnaɪkwɪst/, Swedish: [ˈnŷːkvɪst]; February 7, 1889 – April 4, 1976) was a Swedish-American physicist and electronic engineer who made important contributions to communication theory.
Personal life
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