Harry Nyquist

Also known as Harry Theodor Nyqvist

Swedish-American physicist and electrical engineer (1889–1976)

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Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole Merger
· 2016 · cited 11,443x
Minimal information for studies of extracellular vesicles 2018 (MISEV2018): a position statement of the International Society for Extracellular Vesicles and update of the MISEV2014 guidelines
· 2018 · cited 9,388x
The mutational constraint spectrum quantified from variation in 141,456 humans
· 2020 · cited 8,915x
The International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics consensus statement on the scope and appropriate use of the term probiotic
· 2014 · cited 8,365x
Random effects structure for confirmatory hypothesis testing: Keep it maximal
· 2013 · cited 8,175x

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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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birth name: Harry Theodor Nyqvist
date of birth: 1889-02-07
date of death: 1976-04-04
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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.

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