Carl W. Helstrom

Carl W. Helstrom
Carl W. Helstrom
Born	February 22, 1925; Easton, Pennsylvania
Died	October 15, 2013; La Jolla, California
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Lehigh University; California Institute of Technology;
Known for	Quantum information theory, communication theory, signal and detection theory
	Scientific career
Fields	Electrical Engineering
Institutions	University of California, San Diego

Carl W. Helstrom (1925–2013) was one of the earliest pioneers in the field of quantum information theory. He is well known in this field for discovering what is now known as the Helstrom measurement, the quantum measurement with minimum error probability for distinguishing one quantum state from another. He has written a textbook which has been widely read by experts in quantum information theory. He authored several other textbooks on signal detection and estimation theory.

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