

Italienischer Informatiker, Mitentwickler der Shannon-Fano-Datenkompression
Robert Fano (* 11. November 1917 in Turin; † 13. July 2016 in Naples) was an italienischer Informatiker, Mitentwickler der Shannon-Fano-Datenkompression. He was 98 years old. He studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He worked at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He received 6 awards, including Claude E. Shannon Award, IEEE James H. Mulligan, Jr. Education Medal.