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WILLIAM M. BROWN
Pages 28-33

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... Final Tribute Vol 13.indd 28 3/23/10 3:42:05 PM
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From page 29...
... "Bill," as he was known to friends, family, and colleagues, was raised in Wheeling, West Virginia, the youngest of four children of John David Brown and Marjorie Jenny Walters. He had a great love for mathematics, which became apparent at Triadelphia High School in Wheeling, where his math score on the college entrance exam was the highest in three states.
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... They invented and transitioned systems in 3D imaging using laser radar and interferometric SAR. They were also involved in the exploitation of these sensor systems and significantly contributed to massively parallel implementations of algorithms based on image morphology.
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... Both AFIT and AFRL deeply appreciated the magnitude of his contributions to our nation's defense and his keen intellect and experience, as he continued to work out revolutionary ideas on the chalkboard that will guide sensor development for years to come. Bill Brown was the recipient of numerous awards, including the Aviation Week Smithsonian Air and Space Museum Laureate Award, the IEEE AESS Pioneer Award, and the Military Sensing Symposia's Thomas B
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... He served pressing needs in the defense sector and led the effort to transfer remote sensing technology from military to civilian applications. The importance of the early technical work he led and the catalytic nature of the international community he built through symposia and organizations would be difficult to overstate.
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... Final Tribute Vol 13.indd 33 3/23/10 3:42:06 PM
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