Robert Fano (11 November 1917 – 13 July 2016) was an Italian-American computer scientist recognized for his contributions to information theory, including the Shannon–Fano coding and the Fano inequality. He was a professor at MIT's Electrical Engineering and Computer Science department until retiring in June 2008. In the early 1960s, he contributed to time-sharing computer systems and co-founded the MIT Project Mac, which eventually led to the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. He received several academic honors, including membership in the National Academy of Engineering and the National Academy of Sciences.
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Meaning of the name - Robert
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Place of Birth: Turin
Place of Death: Naples
Educated At: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Occupation: university teacher | electrical engineer | computer scientist | engineer
Employers: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Awards Received: Member of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States | Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences | IEEE James H. Mulligan, Jr. Education Medal | Member of the National Academy of Engineering | Claude E. Shannon Award | IEEE Fellow
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Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on November 11, 2024 | Secondary Progressions for November 11, 2024 |
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| Sun | 18 Scorpio 44 | 19 Scorpio 48 | 7 Pisces 18 |
| Moon | 13 Libra 25 | 21 Pisces 59 | 16 Virgo 4 |
| Mercury | 23 Scorpio 27 | 11 Sagittarius 41 | 25 Aquarius 30 |
| Venus | 4 Capricorn 59 | 29 Sagittarius 56 | 13 Aquarius 3 |
| Mars | 4 Virgo 57 | 2 Leo 21 | 29 Virgo 44 |
| Jupiter | 8 Gemini 27 | 19 Gemini 31 | 2 Gemini 50 |
| Saturn | 15 Leo 4 | 12 Pisces 38 | 9 Leo 55 |
| Uranus | 19 Aquarius 48 | 25 Taurus 29 | 24 Aquarius 26 |
| Neptune | 7 Leo 7 | 27 Pisces 19 | 4 Leo 54 |
| Pluto | 5 Cancer 16 | 29 Capricorn 51 | 3 Cancer 30 |
| Rahu | 3 Capricorn 41 | 4 Aries 9 | 28 Sagittarius 2 |
| Ketu | 3 Cancer 41 | 4 Libra 9 | 28 Gemini 2 |
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