Fazlollah Reza

Fazlollah Reza (Persian: فضل الله رضا‎) (born January 1, 1915) is an Iranian university professor. He was born in Rasht, Iran.

Career

Reza graduated from the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Tehran in 1938, receiving a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering. He received a master's and PhD in electrical engineering from Columbia University in 1946 and Polytechnic University of New York in 1950 respectively. He is a Fellow of the IEEE and AAAS for his contribution to network and information theory. He is an honorary member of the Academy of Persian Language and Literature and has written and spoken extensively on classical Persian poetry.

Positions

Reza has served as the head of Sharif University of Technology, University of Tehran, Iran's ambassador to Canada and Iran's ambassador to UNESCO. As a professor, he has taught at MIT, McGill University, and University of Tehran.

External links

• Short biography

Bibliography

• Reza, Fazlollah M.; Seeley, Samuel (1959). Modern Network Analysis. 
• Reza, Fazlollah M. (1961). An Introduction to Information Theory. 
• Reza, Fazlollah M. (1971). Linear spaces in engineering. 
• Reza, Fazlollah M. (1972). The timeless value of Persian poetry = La valeur éternelle de la poésie persane.