Edward C. Molina

Engineer, Author

1877 – 1964

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Who was Edward C. Molina?

Edward Charles Dixon Molina was an American engineer, known for his contributions to teletraffic engineering. He was autodidact in mathematics and entered the AT&T research department, later Bell Labs. His invention of relay translators resulted in the panel dial systems. Molina pioneered the use of throwdowns, which in essence were Monte Carlo simulations of telephone traffic to find optimal capacity assignments for trunk lines to central offices. He was awarded the Franklin Institute's Elliott Cresson Medal in 1952.

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Born
Dec 13, 1877
Also known as
  • Edward Molina
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Died
Apr 19, 1964

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on July 23, 2013

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