2017 IEEE Honors: IEEE Medal of Honor - Kees Schouhamer Immink
IEEE Life Fellow Kees Schouhamer Immink accepts the most prestigious award of the evening, the IEEE Medal of Honor for pioneering contributions to video, audio and data recording technology, including compact disc, DVD and Blu-ray. Immink’s inventions have impacted people all over the world, and is regarded as the most prolific contributor to consumer electronics of the late 20th century. His eight-to-fourteen modulation (EFM) technique for digital recordings eventually led to the creation of the CD in 1982.
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IEEE Life Fellow Kees Schouhamer Immink accepts the most prestigious award of the evening, the IEEE Medal of Honor for pioneering contributions to video, audio and data recording technology, including compact disc, DVD and Blu-ray. Immink’s inventions have impacted people all over the world, and is regarded as the most prolific contributor to consumer electronics of the late 20th century.
Read: Kees Immink: The Man Who Put Compact Discs on Track on IEEE Spectrum