Manfred Robert Schröder (born 12 July, 1926)
is a German physicist, most known for his contributions to
acoustics and
computer graphics.
He has written three books and published over 150 articles in his field.
Born in
Ahlen, he studied at
the
University of Göttingen (1947-52), earning a
vordiplom in
mathematics (1951) and
Dr. rer. nat. (1954) in
physics.
His thesis showed how small regular cavities in concert halls cause unfortunate resonances.
He joined the technical staff at
Bell Labs in
New Jersey (1954-) researching
speech and graphics, securing forty-five patents. With
Bishnu Atal he was a promotor of
linear predictive coding (1967).
Still affiliated with Bell, he rejoined
University of Göttingen as
Universitätsprofessor Physik (1969) becoming
professor emeritus (1991).
With
Joseph Hall he developed
code excited linear prediction (1972).
He led a famed study of 22 concert halls worldwide, leading to a comparison method requiring no travel.
He was visiting professor at
University of Tokyo (1979).
Books
- Number Theory in Science and Communication: With Applications in Cryptography, Physics, Biology, Digital Information, and Computing (Springer-Verlag, 1983).
- Hundert Jahre Friedrich Hund: Ein Rückblick auf das Wirken eines bedeutenden Physikers (1996)
Awards
- 1969 First Prize at the International Computer Art Competition for his application of concepts from mathematics and physics to the creation of artistic works.
- fellow of the Acoustical Society of America
- Helmholtz Medal of the German Acoustical Society
- ASA Gold Medal 1991 "for theoretical and practical contributions to human communication through innovative application of mathematics to speech, hearing, and concert hall acoustics".
- International Speech Communication Association Medal for Scientic Achievement 2004.
