Английская Википедия:Harry Blum (scientist)

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use list-defined references Harry Blum (January 30, 1924Шаблон:R – April 19, 1987) was a researcher at the National Institutes of Health,Шаблон:R known for his work in 1967 introducing the medial axis and grassfire transform of a shape,Шаблон:R and more generally for his work on shape analysis, topological skeletonization,Шаблон:R biological form, and visual perception.

Life

Blum was originally from New York City,Шаблон:R where he was born on January 30, 1924.Шаблон:R During World War II, he worked for the Navy in the New York Naval Shipyard. After the war, he became an engineer for the New York City Subway before going to Cornell University, where he graduated in 1950.Шаблон:R

From 1950 to 1958 he worked for the United States Air Force at the Rome Air Development Center,Шаблон:R also earning a master's degree in electrical engineering at Syracuse University in 1958.Шаблон:R From 1958 to 1960 he worked for NATO at the SHAPE Technical Centre in the Netherlands, and from 1960 to 1967 he worked for the Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories,Шаблон:R where he began his work on biological and visual shape description.Шаблон:R He joined the National Institutes of Health, in the Lab of Statistical and Mathematical Methodology of the Division of Computer Research, in 1967, and retired in 1982.Шаблон:R

He died on April 19, 1987.Шаблон:R

Selected publications

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