+Gauss and the history of the fast fourier transform
1.
2.
3. converting from exponential to trigonometric form and
*Dunnington 1391 has compiled a list of books borrowed byGaussat correcting for factors of I/NI
Cottingen bysearching the University library records. The example of N = 12 for the orbit of the asteroid
8. form," Applic. Anal., V O ~ .9, no. 3, pp. 205-218, University. In 1965, he joined thefaculty at Rice University.where he
Oct. 1979. is now Professorof Electrical Engineering. From1968to 1975, he was
~471H ~ ~ ~ ~ ,T. s., U H ~ ~the fast ~~~~i~~transform got its a vlsiting faculty member at Baylor College of Medicine and a con-
name," 4, no*3, p' j5, May-June' to 1978, he was Master of Lovett College atRice University and in
sultant at,theVA Hospital ResearchCenter in Houston, TX. From1972
19M. 1975, and again in 1979 he was a Visiting Professor at thelnstitutfur
Nachrichtentechnik, Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg,Germany.
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