[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 25 (Friday, February 15, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E169-E170]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                HONORING THE WORK OF DR. SOLOMON GOLOMB

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                            HON. KAREN BASS

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, February 15, 2013

  Ms. BASS. Mr. Speaker, it is my distinct pleasure to recognize 
Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering and Mathematics at 
the University of Southern California (USC), Dr. Solomon Golomb. On 
February 2, 2013, Dr. Golomb was named a National Medal of Science 
laureate by President Obama for his outstanding contributions to the 
realm of communications technology. His innovation and dedication to 
the advancement of science has shaped our ability to communicate via 
cell phone as well as our ability to communicate in deep space.
  Dr. Golomb had an illustrious academic career prior to working at 
USC. He received a

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Ph.D. in Mathematics from Harvard University as well as two honorary 
doctorate degrees. He was a Fulbright Fellow, and is currently a member 
of the National Academy of Engineering as well as a Fellow at both the 
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) and the 
American Association of the Advancement of Science (AAAS). He has 
received numerous awards and medals for his work including the USC 
Presidential Medallion and the Shannon Award of the Information Theory 
Society of the IEEE.
  Dr. Golomb started his career at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, where 
he played a key role in formulating the design of deep-space 
communications for subsequent lunar and planetary explorations. After 
joining USC as a professor in 1963, he became one of the ``Magnificent 
Seven'' founders of the USC Communications Sciences Institute, which 
has made profound contributions to mathematics and engineering, 
particularly in interplanetary communications. His efforts have helped 
to make USC a center for communications research.
  Dr. Golomb's contributions have touched our lives in numerous ways. 
His pioneering work in shift register sequences has extensive military, 
industrial and consumer applications. Today, millions of cell phones 
utilize technology based on Golomb's contributions to the field. His 
mathematical coding schemes made it possible for us to see clear video 
images from the Mars Rover Curiosity. And he has been referred to as 
``the godfather of Tetris'' for creating polyominoes that inspired the 
invention of the tile-matching puzzle video game.
  USC has long been a center for scientific innovation and I am proud 
to have such an incredible leader like Dr. Golomb working in 
California's 37th Congressional District.

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