His major contributions are in the fields of combinatorics, error-correcting codes, and sphere packing.
Kontribusi utamanya adalah dalam bidang-bidang combinatorics, error-correcting code, dan sphere packing.
Sloane is best known for being the creator and maintainer of the On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences (OEIS).
Sloane paling dikenal sebagai pencipta dan pemelihara On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences (OEIS).
He studied at Cornell University under Nick DeClaris, Frank Rosenblatt, Frederick Jelinek and Wolfgang Heinrich Johannes Fuchs, receiving his Ph.D. in 1967.
Ia belajar di Universitas Cornell di bawah Nick DeClaris, Frank Rosenblatt, Frederick Jelinek dan Wolfgang Heinrich Johannes Fuchs, menerima gelar Ph. D. pada tahun 1967.
Sloane joined Bell Labs in 1968 and retired from its successor AT&T Labs in 2012.
Sloane bergabung dengan AT&T Bell Labs pada tahun 1968 dan pensiun dari AT&T Labs pada tahun 2012.
He became an AT&T Fellow in 1998.
Ia menjadi AT&T Fellow pada tahun 1998.
He is also a Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales, an IEEE Fellow, a Fellow of the American Mathematical Society, and a member of the National Academy of Engineering.
Dia juga merupakan Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales, IEEE Fellow, Fellow dari American Mathematical Society, dan anggota National Academy of Engineering.
He is a winner of a Lester R. Ford Award in 1978 and the Chauvenet Prize in 1979.
Dia adalah pemenang Lester R. Ford Award pada tahun 1978 dan Chauvenet Prize pada tahun 1979.
In 2005 Sloane received the IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal.
Pada tahun 2005 Sloane menerima "IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal".
In 2008 he received the Mathematical Association of America David P. Robbins Prize, and in 2013 the George Pólya Award.
Pada tahun 2008 ia menerima "Matematika Association of America David P. Robbins Award", dan pada tahun 2013 "George Pólya Award".
In 2014, to celebrate his 75th birthday, Sloane shared some of his favorite integer sequences.
Pada tahun 2014, untuk merayakan ulang tahun ke-75, Sloane berbagi beberapa deret integer favoritnya.
Neil James Alexander Sloane, A Handbook of Integer Sequences, Academic Press, NY, 1973.
N. J. A. Sloane, A Handbook of Integer Sequences, Academic Press, NY, 1973.
Florence Jessie MacWilliams and Neil James Alexander Sloane, The Theory of Error-Correcting Codes, Elsevier/North-Holland, Amsterdam, 1977.
F. J. MacWilliams and N. J. A. Sloane, The Theory of Error-Correcting Codes, Elsevier/North-Holland, Amsterdam, 1977.
M. Harwit and Neil James Alexander Sloane, Hadamard Transform Optics, Academic Press, San Diego CA, 1979.
M. Harwit and N. J. A. Sloane, Hadamard Transform Optics, Academic Press, San Diego CA, 1979.
Neil James Alexander Sloane and A. D. Wyner, editors, Claude Elwood Shannon: Collected Papers, IEEE Press, NY, 1993.
N. J. A. Sloane and A. D. Wyner, editors, Claude Elwood Shannon: Collected Papers, IEEE Press, NY, 1993.
Neil James Alexander Sloane and S. Plouffe, The Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences, Academic Press, San Diego, 1995.
N. J. A. Sloane and S. Plouffe, The Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences, Academic Press, San Diego, 1995.
J. H. Conway and Neil James Alexander Sloane, Sphere Packings, Lattices and Groups, Springer-Verlag, NY, 1st edn., 1988; 2nd edn., 1993; 3rd ed., 1998.
J. H. Conway and N. J. A. Sloane, Sphere Packings, Lattices and Groups, Springer-Verlag, NY, 1st edn., 1988; 2nd edn., 1993; 3rd ed., 1998.
A. S. Hedayat, Neil James Alexander Sloane and J. Stufken, Orthogonal Arrays: Theory and Applications, Springer-Verlag, NY, 1999.
A. S. Hedayat, N. J. A. Sloane and J. Stufken, Orthogonal Arrays: Theory and Applications, Springer-Verlag, NY, 1999.
G. Nebe, E. M. Rains and Neil James Alexander Sloane, Self-Dual Codes and Invariant Theory, Springer-Verlag, 2006.
G. Nebe, E. M. Rains and N. J. A. Sloane, Self-Dual Codes and Invariant Theory, Springer-Verlag, 2006.
Reeds–Sloane algorithm Sloane's gap Neil Sloane at the Mathematics Genealogy Project IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal Recipients, 2005 – Neil J. A. Sloane Neil Sloane's entry in the Numericana Hall of Fame "The pattern collector", Science News Doron Zeilberger, Opinion 124:
Reeds–Sloane algorithm Neil Sloane di Mathematics Genealogy ProjectMathematics Genealogy Project IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal Recipients, 2005 – Neil J. A. Sloane Neil Sloane's entry in the Numericana Hall of Fame "The pattern collector", Science News Doron Zeilberger, Opinion 124: