Lee Yuk-wing

Lee Yuk Wing
Born(1904-04-14)April 14, 1904
DiedNovember 8, 1989(1989-11-08) (aged 85)
OccupationProfessor, Researcher, Educator, Author
LanguageEnglish, Chinese
EducationMassachusetts Institute of Technology (BS, MS, Sc.D.)
Alma materMassachusetts Institute of Technology
SubjectCybernetics, communication theory, statistics
Notable worksStatistical Theory of Communication

Lee Yuk Wing (Chinese: 李郁榮; April 14, 1904 – November 8, 1989) was Professor Emeritus of electrical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is best known for adapting and popularizing Norbert Wiener's theory of cybernetics and for his own statistical theory of communication.