Terrence L. Fine (March 9, 1939 – January 31, 2021)[1] was an American scientist, engineer and philosopher.
He is known[2][3][4] especially for his contributions to the defense and development of alternatives to the classical calculus for probabilistic modeling and decision-making.
[7] He was the recipient of the first patent awarded in the area of statistical delta modulation.
There he served as Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering; concurrently, as Professor in the Department of Statistical Sciences; and from 1999 to 2004, as Director of the university's multidisciplinary Center for Applied Mathematics.
He was a Life Fellow and Third Millennium Medalist of the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers).