Background
Root, William Lucas was born on October 6, 1919 in Des Moines. Son of Frank Stephenson and Helen (Lucas) Root.
(This "bible" of a whole generation of communications engi...)
This "bible" of a whole generation of communications engineers was originally published in 1958. The focus is on the statistical theory underlying the study of signals and noises in communications systems, emphasizing techniques as well s results. End of chapter problems are provided. Sponsored by: IEEE Communications Society
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Electrical engineering educator
Root, William Lucas was born on October 6, 1919 in Des Moines. Son of Frank Stephenson and Helen (Lucas) Root.
Bachelor of Electrical Engineering, Iowa State University, 1940; Master of Electrical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1943; Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1952.
Staff member, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, Massachusetts, 1952-1961; group leader, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, Massachusetts, 1959-1961; lecturer, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1958-1959; visitor, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1963-1964; visiting professor, Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1966, 68; visiting professor, University of California, Berkeley, 1966-1967; professor aerospace engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1961-1987; professor emeritus, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, since 1988. Visiting fellow U. Cambridge (England), 1970. Member United States Army Science Board, 1979-1982.
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Served to Lieutenant United States Marine Corps Reserve, 1943-1945. Life fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (vice chairman administrative committee information theory group 1965-1966). Member American Mathematics Society.
Married Harriett Jean Johnson, December 10, 1918. Children: William Lucas Junior, Wendy Elizabeth Root Cate.