Gerald Goertzel

Gerald Howard Goertzel (18 August 1919 – 17 July 2002) was an American theoretical physicist. He worked on the Manhattan Project for the Nuclear Development Corporation of America and later for Sage Instruments. He was an employee of IBM's Research Division where he worked for 28 years in a variety of areas, including design automation, data compression and digital printing technology. He is best known for creating the Goertzel algorithm.

He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering and subsequently gained a Master of Science degree in Physics from the Stevens Institute of Technology. He was awarded a PhD in Theoretical Physics from New York University.

Publications Gerald Goertzel, "A Look at OREXX", May 1996. EDM/2 Magazine. Fred Mintzer, Gerhard Thompson, and Gerald Goertzel, "Efficiency and Quality in Binary Image Processing," SPSE's 42nd Annual Conference, Proceedings pp. 320–323, May 1989. Gerhard Thompson, Gerald Goertzel, and Fred Mintzer, "Recent Results in Halftoning for a 600 Pel-Per-Inch Printer," Electronic Imaging '89, Proceedings pp. 856–861, April 1989. K.L. Anderson, F.C. Mintzer, G. Goertzel, J.L. Mitchell, K.S. Pennington, and W.B. Pennebaker, "Binary Image Manipulation Algorithms in the Image View Facility," IBM Journal of Research and Development, vol. 31, pp. 16–31, January 1987. A. E. Ruehli, P. K. Wolff, G. Goertzel, "Analytical power/timing optimization technique for digital system". Conference: Design Automation Conference - DAC, pp. 142–146, 1977. Gerald Goertzel, Henry Leslie Garabedian, U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, "A method of solution of the critical mass problem for a thermal pile with slowing down properties independent of position". Oakridge National Laboratory, 1948. Gerald Goertzel,"Angular correlation of gamma rays". 1947.

Patents Two-dimensional image data compression and decompression system. US Pat. T985005. Method for encoding and decoding a digital image. US Pat. 4725815 Complex character generator. US Pat. 4286329 System for reproducing multi-level digital images on a bi-level printer. US Pat. 4654721 Method for converting a bit map of an image to a run length or run. US Pat. 4646356 Method for rotating a binary image. US Pat. 4627020 Infant Incubators. US Pat. 3326203 Symmetrical optimized adaptive data compression/transfer/decompression system. US Pat. 4633490 Log encoder/decoder system. US Pat. 4791403 Fluid Selecting Apparatus. US Pat. 2526825 Method for enlarging a binary image. US Pat. 4631751 File compressor. US Pat. 4672539 Asynchronous, hierarchical loop communication system with independent local. US Pat. 4028667