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'''Gustave Solomon''' a.k.a. '''Gus Solomon''' (born October 27, 1930, died January 31 1996) was a world renowned coding theorist.<ref name="IEEE ITSN">{{hnb|McEliece|1996}}</ref><ref name="Pace 1996">{{hnb|Pace|1996}}</ref>  He is notable for developing the [[Reed-Solomon error correction code]] with [[Irving Reed]] in 1960.<ref name="IEEE ITSN"/>  Reed-Solomon codes are ubiquitous--finding applications and protecting data in a wide variety of applications including the Voyager and Galileo spacecrafts, [[CD-ROM|compact disks]], digital audio tapes, and [[High definition television|HDTVs]].<ref name="IEEE ITSN"/>

'''Gustave Solomon''' a.k.a. '''Gus Solomon''' (October 27, 1930 – January 31, 1996) was a world renowned coding theorist.<ref name="IEEE ITSN">{{hnb|McEliece|1996}}</ref><ref name="Pace 1996">{{hnb|Pace|1996}}</ref>  He is notable for developing the [[Reed-Solomon error correction code]] with [[Irving Reed]] in 1960.<ref name="IEEE ITSN"/>  Reed-Solomon codes are ubiquitous—finding applications and protecting data in a wide variety of applications including the Voyager and Galileo spacecrafts, [[CD-ROM|compact disks]], digital audio tapes, and [[High definition television|HDTVs]].<ref name="IEEE ITSN"/>

== Reed-Solomon codes ==

== Reed-Solomon codes ==

Bob McEliece, a colleague and friend of Gus Solomon, described Reed-Solomon codes:  

Bob McEliece, a colleague and friend of Gus Solomon, described Reed-Solomon codes:  

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== sources ==

== Sources ==

*{{Harvard reference

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  | Surname    = McEliece

  | Surname    = McEliece