Robert W. Lucky

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name = Robert W. Lucky

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awards = IEEE Edison Medal


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Robert Wendell Lucky (b. 1936 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is a retired electrical engineer. He is best known for his work at Bell Labs. Bob is a Fellow of the IEEE and a member of the National Academy of Engineering. He is also a member of TTI/Vanguard's advisory board.

Lucky has been a resident of Fair Haven, New Jersey. [Kamin, Arthur Z. [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C05EFD81E3CF930A15753C1A962958260 "State Becomes a Part of Celebrating Marconi's Achievements"] , "The New York Times", October 23, 1994. Accessed July 6, 2008. "In 1987, the award was presented in Washington to Dr. Robert W. Lucky of Fair Haven, now the vice president for applied research with Bellcore, the Bell Communications research arm in Lincroft."]

He is the author of "Silicon Dreams: Information, Man, and Machine" (1989) and "Lucky Strikes…Again" (1993).

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