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Peter Fellgett

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In 1964, he moved to the University of Reading where he became professor of Cybernetics and Instrument Physics. While at Reading he was involved on research in
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Theory of Infra-Red Sensitivities and its Application to Investigations of Stellar Radiation in the Near Infra-Red
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Theory of Infra-Red Sensitivities and Its Application to Investigations of Stellar Radiation in the Near Infra-Red
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by using multiplex measurements, i.e. simultaneous measurement at different wavelengths, such as
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British
University of Cambridge
R. W. Wood Prize
University of Reading
FRS
FIEE
University of Reading
Fellgett's advantage
signal-to-noise ratio
Fourier transform spectroscopy
Royal Observatory Edinburgh
instrument
Ambisonics
Michael Gerzon
Kevin Warwick
R. W. Wood Prize
Royal Society of Edinburgh
the Royal Society
Cybernetics Society
http://www.cybsoc.org
Obituary by Richard Mitchell
Obituary by the Royal Society
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Fellows
Royal Society
in 1986
Roy M. Anderson
John Argyris

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