Alec Harley Reeves CBE, (March 10, 1902 - October 13, 1971) was a British scientist best known for his invention of pulse-code modulation (PCM). He was awarded 82 patents[1].
Early life
Alec Reeves was born in Redhill, Surrey in 1902 and was educated at the Reigate Grammar School, followed by a scholarship to the City and Guilds Engineering College in 1918, and then postgraduate studies at Imperial College London in 1921.
References
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: Reeves, Alec Hartley by David Robertson
External links
- [2] contains many of Reeves' technical papers, with commentary and general biographical details, including his predictions of future trends.
