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Bernard M. Oliver

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Also known as Barney Oliver

American scientist (1916–1995)

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Bernard More Oliver was an American computer scientist, inventor, and engineer. Born in Soquel in 1916, he was educated at Stanford University under doctoral advisor Frederick Terman. His professional career included employment at Bell Labs, where he contributed to notable work in pulse-code modulation. He was also recognized in the National Inventors Hall Of Fame collection.

Oliver received the IEEE Lamme Medal and the National Medal of Science. He was a member of the National Academy of Sciences. His written works include *Project Cyclops*, *Electronic measurements and instrumentation*, *The selected papers of Bernard M. Oliver*, and *Modern English misusage*. He died in Los Altos Hills in 1995.

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Born
1916
Works
4

Top works

  • Project Cyclops
  • Electronic measurements and instrumentation
  • The selected papers of Bernard M. Oliver
  • Modern English misusage

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Instance of
human
Given name
Bernard
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Soquel
Place of death
Los Altos Hills
Occupation
engineer
Employer
Bell Labs
Languages spoken
English language
Doctoral advisor
Frederick Terman
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date of birth
1916-05-17
date of death
1995-11-23
name in native language
Bernard More Oliver
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