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DAVID MIDDLETON
Pages 208-213

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From page 209...
... He devoted his entire career, spanning six decades, to studying signal processing and the transfer of information from one point in space-time to another, with numerous applications in radar, underwater listening devices, satellite technology, and signal processing. His career began in 1943 at the Harvard Radio Research Laboratory as special research assistant to Professor J
From page 210...
... During the détente of the 1970s, when U.S. and Russian scientists began pursuing joint projects, he served as scientific editor for several Russian texts in his field and made presentations in the former Soviet Union, where he was officially recognized and highly regarded in his field.
From page 211...
... In statistical physics he contributed to a greater understanding of propagation and scattering in random media, with an emphasis on the underwater environment. After 1968 his work expanded to include electromagnetic compatibility, with particular attention to non-Gaussian noise and interference models, and non-linear signal processing for man-made and natural electromagnetic and acoustic environments.
From page 212...
... Over the years he drew many elegant line drawings of imaginative scenes and characters. He loved the Cape Cod seashore, where he spent part of every year with his family, playing tennis and enjoying the ocean and walks in nature.


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