Peter Elias

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Peter Elias
Born	November 23, 1923(1923-11-23)
Died	December 7, 2001
Residence	USA
Fields	Information theory, Coding theory
Alma mater	Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Known for	convolutional code

Professor Peter Elias (November 23, 1923– December 7, 2001) was a pioneer in the field of information theory. Born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, he was a member of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology faculty from 1953 to 1991.

In 1955, Elias introduced convolutional codes as an alternative to block codes. He also established the binary erasure channel.

He died at 78 of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.

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