"2001-12-07Z"^^ . "Elias, Peter"@en . . "Information theory" . . . "1923-11-23Z"^^ . . "1923Z"^^ . "2001Z"^^ . . . . . "Peter Elias (November 23, 1923 \u2013 December 7, 2001) was a pioneer in the field of information theory. Born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, he was a member of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology faculty from 1953 to 1991.In 1955, Elias introduced convolutional codes as an alternative to block codes."@en . . "Peter Elias"@en . .