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Conny Palm

1907 – 1951

Swedish mathematician and electrical engineer

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About Conny Palm

Lived 1907 – 1951 (aged 44). Conny Palm was a Swedish mathematician, statistician, computer scientist and electrical engineer.

Conrad "Conny" Rudolf Agaton Palm (May 31, 1907 – December 27, 1951) was a Swedish electrical engineer and statistician, known for several contributions to teletraffic engineering and queueing theory.

Education and career Palm enrolled at the School of Electrical Engineering at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm in 1925, being awarded his M.Sc. (1940) and Ph.D. (1943) on a dissertation entitled Intensitätsschwankungen im Fernsprechverkehr (Intensity Fluctuations in Telephone Traffic). Palm's work was also joint with L. M. Ericsson, cooperating with Christian Jacobæus. He attended Harald Cramér's queueing theory group, met William Feller (1937).

Books Book edition of Ph.D. thesis of 1943, translated from German to English by Christian Jacobæus.

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Important facts

Born
31 May 1907, Sweden
Birth century
20th century
Died
27 December 1951, Sweden
Occupation
Mathematician, statistician, computer scientist, electrical engineer
Nationality
Sweden
Education
Royal Institute of Technology
Employers
Royal Institute of Technology, Swedish Board for Computing Machinery, Ericsson
Awards
Polhem Prize; Knight of the Order of Vasa
Also known as
Conrad "Conny" Palm, Conrad Palm, Conrad Rudolf Agaton Palm

People in Conny Palm's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

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Christian Jacobæus
1911 – 1988
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William Feller
1906 – 1970
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Frequently asked questions

Who was Conny Palm?

Swedish mathematician and electrical engineer (1907-1951)

When was Conny Palm born?

Conny Palm was born on 31 May 1907 in Sweden.

When did Conny Palm die?

Conny Palm died on 27 December 1951 in Sweden.

What was Conny Palm's occupation?

Conny Palm was a mathematician, statistician, computer scientist and electrical engineer.

What nationality was Conny Palm?

Conny Palm was Swedish.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Conny Palm

· Wikidata: Q5162082

· DBpedia: Conny Palm

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