| RefNo | EC/1986/13 |
| Previous numbers | Cert XXII, 13 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Fellgett, Peter Berners: certificate of election to the Royal Society |
| Date | 1979 |
| Description | Citation typed |
| Citation | R.W. Wood Prizeman 1978 of the Optical Society of America. Distinguished for his application of basic concepts of fluctuations and of systems-analysis to spectrometry, astronomy, and acoustics. He was first to discover the "Fellgett-advantage" now world-renowned: that there is an n-fold gain in information-rate when in spectrometry n data-points are multiplexed. Values of n up to 10^6 are now in practical use. Fellgett has made substantial contributions to the understanding of performance-limits of detectors, including photographic emulsions, and thermal, photo-conductive, and photo-emissive detectors. He has successfully applied such principles to visual observations, and they have stimulated much current physiological interest through their relevance to processes involved in vision. His radial-velocity photometer has increased speed of observations about 1,000-fold, and he initiated many of the fundamental ideas for the design of the modern star-measuring machine GALAXY which has enormously increased measuring-rates. Recently Fellgett has with others developed a system of sound-reproduction known by the term ambisonics in which, as opposed to the naïve concept of quadriphonics, his logical analysis leads to an optimum result at a minimum cost, and the B.B.C. have now adopted his system. In all his work in numerous fields, Fellgett has introduced highly original ideas of a basic pioneering kind that have led to far-reaching advances and practical developments. |
| AccessStatus | Closed |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA4328 | Fellgett; Peter Berners (1922 - 2008) | 1922 - 2008 |