He was best known for designing the cyclic redundancy check ( CRC ) , for which research he was awarded the Japan Prize in 1999 .
William Wesley Peterson ( April 22 , 1924 -- May 6 , 2009 ) was an American mathematician and computer scientist .
William Wesley Peterson was best known for designing the cyclic redundancy check ( CRC ) , for which research William Wesley Peterson was awarded the Japan Prize in 1999 .
William Wesley Peterson ( April 22 , 1924 -- May 6 , 2009 ) was an American mathematician and computer scientist .