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Born February 7, 1889 • Sweden
Died April 4, 1976 (aged 87) • Harlingen • Texas
Subjects Of Study information theory • speed • Nyquist interval • Nyquist stability theorem • communication system • signal • telecommunication • telegraph • thermal noise
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