What is Norman Abramson?
{{Infobox scientist | name = Norman M. Abramson | image = NormanAbramson.jpg | image_size = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date|1932|4|1|mf=y}} | birth_place = [[Boston, Massachusetts]] | death_date = {{death date and age|2020|12|1|1932|4|1|mf=y}} | death_place = | nationality = [[United States|American]] | field = [[Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences]] | work_institutions = [[University of Hawaii]] | alma_mater = [[Stanford University]]<br>[[Harvard University]] | doctoral_advisor = [[Willis Harman]] | doctoral_students = [[Thomas M. Cover]]<br>[[Robert A. Scholtz]] | known_for = | prizes = [[IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal]] <small>(2007)</small> | footnotes = }} '''Norman Manuel Abramson''' (April 1, 1932<ref>[http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/iel5/5/31064/01445156.pdf biography] from [[IEEE]] (1964)</ref> – December 1, 2020) was an American engineer and [[Computer science|computer scientist]]. He was most known for creating the [[ALOHAnet]] system for wireless computer communication. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * [https://ethw.org/Norman_Abramson Engineering and Technology History Wiki] *[http://www.ieee.org/about/awards/bios/bell_recipients.html#sect4 Biography from IEEE] * [http://purl.umn.edu/107591 Oral history interview with Severo Ornstein], [[Charles Babbage Institute]], [[University of Minnesota]]. [[Severo Ornstein|Ornstein]] discusses the computing contributions of [[Wesley Clark]] and Norman Abramson. *{{MathGenealogy |id=757 }} * [https://zbmath.org/authors/?q=ai:abramson.norman Author profile] in the database [[Zentralblatt MATH|zbMATH]] {{DEFAULTSORT:Abramson, Norman}} [[Category:American computer scientists]] [[Category:1932 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Scientists from Boston]] [[Category:Engineers from Massachusetts]] {{US-bio-stub}}