Abraham Savitzky
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Abraham Savitzky was an American analytical chemist.
He specialized in the digital processing of infrared
spectra and was awarded seven patents in that field. While employed by Perkin-Elmer, Savitzky coauthored with Marcel J. E. Golay
an oft-cited paper describing the Savitzky-Golay Smoothing Filter for digital filtering.
He specialized in the digital processing of infrared
Infrared
Infrared light is electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength longer than that of visible light, measured from the nominal edge of visible red light at 0.74 micrometres , and extending conventionally to 300 µm...
spectra and was awarded seven patents in that field. While employed by Perkin-Elmer, Savitzky coauthored with Marcel J. E. Golay
Marcel J. E. Golay
Marcel J.E. Golay was a Swiss-born mathematician, physicist, and information theorist, who applied mathematics to real-world military and industrial problems. He was born in Neuchâtel, Switzerland.-Career:...
an oft-cited paper describing the Savitzky-Golay Smoothing Filter for digital filtering.