Abstract
Prof. Kees Schouhamer Immink has been awarded the Faraday Medal for significant contributions to digital video, audio and data storage systems.
Professor Kees Schouhamer Immink FIEEE FAES FSMPTE has been awarded the Faraday Medal for significant contributions to digital video, audio and data storage systems.
Professor Immink is founder and president of Turing Machines Inc. and is regarded as one of the most prolific inventors in the field of consumer electronics of the late 20th Century. His work as a scholar and practitioner of electrical engineering has seen him not only gain world-wide recognition in his area of expertise, but also seen him decorated as a Knight of the Order of Oranje-Nassau – a historic and highly prestigious title given to those who have made an outstanding contribution to Dutch Society. He’s also been recognised as one of the leading pioneers behind the digital revolution.
