Andrew Viterbi, who donated $52 million to the USC School of Engineering, joined a communications research group at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) upon graduating from MIT in 1957. It was “the most intriguing job he was offered”. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Southern California in 1962, invented the Viterbi algorithm in 1966, and founded Qualcomm in 1985. I never knew that JPL had played such a crucial role in his success. What an amazing story. The Quiet Genius (PDF).
Archive for July 31st, 2006
I’ll be operating at maximum stress level in hopes of accomplishing more that way. On the other hand, I’m naturally not stressed out enough, and I sit back yawning and just staring at the world around me. So it’s time to buckle down. This summer, I’m doing two major things, each of which could easily be full-time. I’m doing a summer internship at JPL and I’m doing a summer of code project with OSAF. Sometimes I think I should have chosen one, but even today I don’t know which I would choose. Each has its merits, and it’s technically feasible to do both. So what’s coming up for what’s left of summer? This week, I have: Continue reading ‘Last several weeks of Summer’
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