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Fano was known principally for his work on information theory. He developed Shannon–Fano coding [12] in collaboration with Claude Shannon, and derived the Fano inequality. He also invented the Fano algorithm and postulated the Fano metric. [13] In the early 1960s, Fano was involved in the development of time-sharing computers.
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Fano's inequality can be interpreted as a way of dividing the uncertainty of a conditional distribution into two questions given an arbitrary predictor. The first question, corresponding to the term H b ( e ) {\displaystyle H_{b}(e)} , relates to the uncertainty of the predictor.
Fano worked with Enrico Fermi in Rome, where he was a senior member of 'Via Panisperna boys'. It was during this period that with the urging of Fermi, Fano developed his seminal theory of resonant configuration interaction (Fano resonance profile), which led to two papers, in 1935 and 1961.
Donna Hanover (born Donna Ann Kofnovec; February 15, 1950 [1]) is an American journalist, radio and television personality, television producer, and actress, who appears on CUNY TV in New York City. [2]
Giorgio Fano (April 17, 1885 – September 20, 1963) was an Italian philosopher and linguist. He belonged to the school of Italian neo-idealist thinkers, among a group of artists and writers who made Trieste of the early Twentieth Century a notable center of intellectual activity.
Stefanie Powers (born November 2, 1942) [1] is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Jennifer Hart on the mystery television series Hart to Hart (1979–1984), for which she received nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards and five Golden Globe Awards.
Linda Dano (born Linda Rae Wildermuth; May 12, 1943, Long Beach, California) is an American actress and television host.She began her career appearing in film and prime time television before she was cast as Rae Cummings on the ABC daytime soap opera, One Life to Live from 1978 to 1980.