👓 Robert J. McEliece, 1942–2019 | Caltech

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Alumnus and engineering faculty member Robert J. McEliece has passed away.

May is apparently the month that many of the greats in information theory pass away. I was reminded of Sol Golomb’s passing in May 2016 the other day.

I didn’t know him well, but met Dr. McEliece a handful of times and at least a few of the books in my personal information theory library are hand-me-down copies from his personal library. He’ll definitely be missed.